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IT IS PARTICULARLY SUITED TO THE AIM OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE A LARGE NUMBER OF MEDIUM-SIZED FLATS, WHILE RETAINING A FEELING OF SPACIOUSNESS.
THE Y SHAPE ALSO PROVIDES IMPROVED VENTILATION, ALLOWS FOR WINDOWS IN EACH ROOM AND MORE NATURAL LIGHT IN THE FLAT.
EACH BLOCK HAS A CENTRAL LIFT LOBBY IN THE +CORE+ WHERE ELECTRICITY, SWITCH ROOMS AND OTHER SERVICES ARE LOCATED.
A COMMUNAL SPACE HALF WAY ALONG EACH WING OF THE BLOCK AVOIDS THE PROBLEM OF LONG DARK CORRIDORS.
A GARDEN WITH PLAY EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED ON THE ROOF, AND THE BLOCKS' SHAPE ALSO ALLOW WIDER OPEN SPACES OUTDOORS.
MR NG SAID THIS DESIGN WAS UNUSUAL IN HONG KONG BECAUSE OF ITS EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING OPEN AREAS RATHER THAN FULLY-UTILIZING SPACE BY BUILDING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FLATS.
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EVERY FLAT HAS A FULLY TILED KITCHEN AND A BATHROOM. OWNERS CAN PARTITION THE FLATS TO SUIT THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. LIVING ROOM WALLS ARE PLASTERED AND PAINTED, AND THERE ARE VINYL FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT.
THE FLATS, FOR WHICH APPLICATIONS WILL BE INVITED SHORTLY, ARE PRICED FROM $99 800 TO $174 700, WITH SIZES RANGING FROM 50 TO 64.3 SQUARE METRES.
SWIMMERS TOLD NOT TO RELY ON SWIMMING AIDS
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SWIMMERS AT BEACHES ARE BEING URGED TO BE CAREFUL AND NOT TO RELY ON SWIMMING AIDS.
THEY COULD EASILY LOSE SUCH AIDS AND ENDANGER THEIR LIVES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
+ IMPROPER USE OF SNORKELS AND DIVING MASKS COULD ALSO BE DANGEROUS,+ HE STRESSED.
TWO YOUNG MEN LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE SWIMMING WITH GOGGLES BEYOND THE SAFETY BOUNDARY AT TUNG WAN BEACH ON CHEUNG CHAU RECENTLY.
+ONE IMPORTANT RULE IS TO KEEP WITHIN YOUR LIMITS AND TC SWIM WITHIN AREAS MARKED WITH BUOYS AT GAZETTED BEACHES WHERE LIFEGUARDS ARE PROVIDED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
+ALWAYS TELL YOUR COMPANIONS WHERE YOU WILL BE SWIMMING SO THAT THEY CAN WATCH OUT FOR YOU,+ HE ADDED.
SWIMMERS SHOULD ALSO BE ON GUARD AGAINST STRONG WAVES AND CURRENTS WHICH COULD DRAG THEM AWAY FROM THE SHORE, HE WARNED.
CHILDREN SWIMMING AT BEACHES SHOULD BE SUPERVISED BY THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, HE SAID.
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