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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1983
NEARLY 5 000 FLATS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE
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APPLICATIONS FOR 4 925 HOME OWNERSHIP FLATS, THE FOURTH LOT TO BE SOLD UNDER THE LAND-VALUE-FREE POLICY, WILL BE INVITED FROM TUESDAY (JULY 19).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SAID THE TWO-BEDROOM FLATS WERE LOCATED AT SIU SHAN COURT IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, KING TIN COURT IN SHA TIN NEW NEW TOWN., LOK NGA COURT IN NGAŬ TAU KOK AND YEE KOK COURT IN SHAM SHUT PO,
HE SAID THE 1 872 FLATS, EACH WITH A GROSS AREA OF 62.2 SQUARE METRES IN TWELVE 20-STOREY BLOCKS AT SIU SHAN COURT, WERE PRICED FROM $147 700 TO $180 900.
*PRICES FOR THE 1 424 FLATS IN SIX 31-STOREY BLOCKS AT KING TIN COURT RANGE FROM $171 800 FOR A UNIT WITH A GROSS AREA OF 48.3 SQUARE METRES TO $231 000 FOR A UNIT OF 54.3 SQUARE METRES WHILE PRICES FOR THE 1 331 FLATS IN SIX 28/29-STOREY BLOCKS AT LOK NGA COURT RANGE FROM $191 500 TO $254 200 WITH CROSS AREAS BETWEEN 48.6 SQUARE METRES AND 54.6 SQUARE METRES.
+THE 298 FLATS, EACH WITH A GROSS AREA OF 61.7 SQUARE METRES IN THREE 13-STOREY BLOCKS BEING BUILT UNDER THE SECOND PHASE OF YEE KOK COURT, ARE PRICED FROM $279 900 TO $318 800.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID LAND VALUES WERE AGAIN EXCLUDED FROM THE FLAT PRICES IN THIS PHASE, PHASE VA, AS IN THE PREVIOUS PHASES, PHASES 111B, IVA AND IVB.
›ALL ELIGIBILITY RULES, INCLUDING THE MAXIMUM MONTHLY INCOME LIMIT OF $6 500 FOR FAMILIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS FOR PREVIOUS PHASES.
+HOUSING SOCIETY TENANTS CAN APPLY FOR HOME OWNERSHIP FLATS BY USING GREEN FORMS PROVIDED THEY AGREE TO SURRENDER THEIR EXISTING TENANCIES ON ACQUIRING A FLAT,+ HE SAID.
AN EXHIBITION SHOWING DETAILS OF THE FOUR PROJECTS TO BE ON SALE WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF OF MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, HO MAN TIN.
COPIES OF A SALES BROCHURE, APPLICATION FORMS AND A GUIDE
TO THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE THERE.
OTHER OUTLETS FOR THE APPLICATION FORMS AND THE GUIDE WILL BE AT THE APPLICATIONS SECTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS, ALL HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING SOCIETY ESTATE OFFICES AND DISTRICT OFFICES.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF APPLICATION FORMS GREEN FOR TENANTS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING SOCIETY, AND WHITE FOR ALL OTHER APPLICANTS.
APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE ON AUGUST 1 AND A PUBLIC BALLOT TO DECIDE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE HELD LATER.
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