FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1934
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NINE HOUSING CONTRACTS SIGNED
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY SIGNED NINE CONTRACTS TOTALLING $23.4 MILLION FOR PILING, BEAUTIFICATION AND SLOPE PRO.ECTION WORKS AT VARIOUS PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
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IS FOR FOUNDATION THE LARGEST CONTRACT, OF $11.5 MILLION PILING FOR FOUR DOMESTIC BLOCKS AT THE NEW TIN PING ESTATE-IN SHEK WU HU1.
THE TWO TRIDENT BLOCKS AND TWO SLAB BLOCKS WILL FORM THE SECOND PHASE OF THE ESTATE, AND UPON COMPLETION BY 1987 WILL PROVIDE ALTOGETHER 2 594 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS FOR 11 100 PEOPLE.
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THE SECOND LARGEST CONTRACT, VALUED AT $3.4 MILLION FOR THE FOURTH PHASE OF THE TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. IT IS AIMED AT UPGRADING LIVING CONDITIONS AND RELIEVE OVERCROWDING AT THE OLDER ESTATE.
WORK INCLUDE PILING TO FOUNDATIONS FOR THREE NEWLY-DESIGNED LINEAR BLOCKS AND ASSOCIATED FOOTBRIDGES.
THE THREE BLOCKS WILL HOUSE 2 100 PEOPLE IN 420 FLATS ON COMPLETION BY EARLY 1996..
ARE FOR SOFT S1X OTHER CONTRACTS, WORTH $7.4 MILLION, LANDSCAPING WORKS TO ADD MORE GREENERY TO THE ESTATES OF SUN CHU AND CHUN SHEK IN SHA TIN, KWONG FUK IN TAI PO, CHEUNG WAH IN FANLING AND HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME CHEUNG WO COURT IN KWUN TONG AND SIU HONG COURT IN TUEN MUN.
THE NINTH CONTRACT, VALUED AT $1 MILLION, IS FOR LONG-TERM SLOPE PROTECTION WORKS AT SHUN TIN ESTATE IN KWUN TONG.
BUILDING TENDERS INVITED FOR HANG ON ESTATE ******
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY INVITED SEPARATE BUILDING TENDERS FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD PHASES OF HANG ON ESTATE, THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT IN THE BUDDING NEW TOWN OF MA ON SHAN.
+ THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE 36-STOREY CRUCIFORM HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME BLOCKS, A CARPARK AND A COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHILE IN THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE, THREE 35-STOREY TRIDENT BLOCKS AND A COMMERCIAL CENTRE WILL BE BUILT, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY.
UPON COMPLETION BY 1987, THE THREE HOS BLOCKS WILL CONTAIN
1 050 FLATS AND THE THREE RENTAL BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER 2 488 FLATS TO HOUSE A TOTAL OF 16 500 PEOPLE.
ALSO TO BE BUILT ARE ELEVATED WALKWAYS AND A FOOTBRIDGE, PLUS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND EXTERNAL WORKS.
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