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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1983'
+THE COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF ELEVATED WALKWAYS AT WAN TSUI HAS BECOME A FOCAL POINT OF CHAI WAN AND WILL BE A FEATURE OF MODERN HOUSING ESTATES.+
UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, MRS LEE LO YUK-SIM, HERSELF AN ESTATE TENANT, SAID THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME HAD BROUGHT ABOUT REMARKABLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS NOT ONLY TO THE RESIDENTS BUT ALSO TO THE DISTRICT.
+THE DESIGNS OF THE NEW BLOCKS ARE GOOD, AND I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE CONCEPT OF OPEN CENTRAL CORRIDORS ON THE TOP FLOORS WHICH NOT ONLY GREATLY IMPROVES VENTILATION BUT ALSO GIVES MORE NATURAL LIGHTING TO THE CORRIDORS.+
ANOTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, SAID: +THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AND PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY IN UPGRADING THE LIVING CONDITIONS BY WAY OF REDEVELOPMENT.+
AT HING MAN ESTATE, THE PARTY TOURED AROUND ITS THREE DOMESTIC BLOCKS EACH RISING TO A MASSIVE 44 STOREYS WITH ALTOGETHER 1 991 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS FOR 12 000 PEOPLE, AND A MULTI-STOREY CARPARK-CUM-COMMERCIAL CENTRE.
THE THREE BLOCKS HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVELY COMPLETED SINCE LAST DECEMBER AND INTAKES OF TENANTS ARE CONTINUING SMOOTHLY.
AT WAN TSU! ESTATE, MEMBERS WERE UPDATED ON THE LATEST PROGRESS AND DETAILS OF A LARGE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WHICH WAS COMPLETELY OVERHAULING THE CHA! WAN (11) ESTATE TO UPGRADE THE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE TENANTS.
IN THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF THE PROGRAMME, FIVE OLD BLOCKS HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED AND REPLACING THEM ARE SIX HIGH-RISE RENTAL AND TWO HOME OWNERSHIP BLOCKS PROVIDING MODERN HOMES FOR 11 300 PEOPLE, PLUS TWO CONVERTED BLOCKS WITH SELF-CONTAINED FACILITIES.
IN ADDITION, AN ULTRA-MODERN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX HAS BEEN BUILT AND IS FAST BECOMING A LANDMARK FOR CHAI WAN DISTRICT.
THE THIRD, AND FINAL, PHASE WILL SEE THE DEMOLITION OF FIVE MORE BLOCKS TO MAKE WAY FOR TWO NEW ONES TO BE COMPLETED BY 1986.
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