MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1984
HE CONGRATULATED THE ENGINEERS WHO DEVELOPED THESE TWO SYSTEMS FOR THEIR INGENUITY AND RESOURCEFULNESS.
+THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED YET AGAIN THE QUALITIES OF FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY WHICH HAVE MADE HONG KONG SUCH A SUCCESS.
+THESE QUALITIES ARE ALSO SHARED BY OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AND MANUFACTURERS, AND I AM SURE THAT THEY, TOO, WILL EXERCISE THEIR FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY BY ADOPTING THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES DEMONSTRATED IN TODAY'S EXHIBITION AND SEMINARS, + MR YAXLEY SAID.
MOVING TO NT INCREASINGLY POPULAR
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THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES HAD MADE A MOVE THERE AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN LIFE IN HONG KONG, A SENIOR HOUSING OFFICIAL SAID TODAY.
TOLD MR FUNG TUNG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, A LUNCH MEETING OF TSIM SHA TSUI EAST ROTARY CLUB THAT MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS, ABOUT 4 500 OUT OF 6 000, WHO OPTED FOR HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS IN THE NEW TOWNS, ORIGINALLY LIVED IN THE URBAN AREAS.
SHA TIN WAS NOW SO COMPREHENSIVELY DEVELOPED THAT IT WAS REGARDED VIRTUALLY AS AN EXTENSION OF THE URBAN AREA," HE SAID.
HE PREDICTED THAT TAI PO AND SHEUNG SHUI WOULD SOON BECOME EQUALLY POPULAR NEW TOWNS BECAUSE OF THEIR GOOD FACILITIES AND ENVIRONMENT.
AND TUEN MUN WAS ALREADY A PROVEN SUCCESS, HE SAID,
HE SAID, BECAUSE MORE THAN 9 000 HOS FLATS IN THE NEW TOWN HAD BEEN SOLD.
HE ATTRIBUTED THE NEW TREND TO THE SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG.
+MANY PARENTS ARE ANXIOUS TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
ONE WITH AMPLE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SOLUTION TO THIS IS TO MOVE TO THE NEW TERRITORIES.+
MR FUNG SAID THAT THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME HAD MADE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO REDUCING THE LONG QUEUE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING EVER SINCE ITS INCEPTION.
+NO LESS THAN 27 PER CENT OF THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS FOR THE 35 000 HOS UNITS SOLD SO FAR HAVE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
+AND THE