FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1984
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$736.3 MILLION WORTH OF CONTRACTS SIGNED
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY AWARDED THREE LARGE BUILDING CONTRACTS TOTALLING MORE THAN $736.3 MILLION -- THE LARGEST AMOUNT EVER INVOLVED FOR THE AUTHORITY IN A SINGLE BATCH OF CONTRACTS.
SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR DAVID FORD, THE CONTRACTS ARE FOR THE PROVISION OF 8 972 HOME OWNERSHIP AND PUBLIC RENTAL FLATS FOR 38 100 PEOPLE IN THREE NEW ESTATES.
THE CONTRACTS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PHASES OF HOME OWNERSHIP LUNG POON COURT AT DIAMOND HILL, THE THIRD PHASE OF FU SHIN ESTATE IN TAI PO, THE INITIAL PHASE OF LE! TUNG ESTATE ON AP LEI CHAU AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
THE LUNG POON COURT AND FU SHIN ESTATE PROJECTS WILL EMPLOY THE ADVANCE MECHANISED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE WHEREBY A SYSTEM OF WALL AND TABLE STEEL FORMS TOGETHER WITH THE PRECASTING OF SOME NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WILL BE USED.
THIS TECHNIQUE WILL SAVE TIME AND PRODUCE BETTER FINISHES.
AMONG THE CONTRACTS, THE BIGGEST IS WORTH $329 MILLION AND IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIX 34/38-STOREY STEPPED-WING TOWER BLOCKS UNDER THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF HOME OWNERSHIP LUNG POON COURT AT DIAMOND HILL.
THE SIX RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE 3 340 FLATS FOR ABOUT 13 360 PEOPLE ON COMPLETION IN 1986.
THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF A THREE-STOREY CARPARK AND A COMMERCIAL CENTRE WITH WIDE-RANGING SHOPPING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
IN THE SECOND CONTRACT WORTH $233.5 MILLION, FOUR 35-STOREY TRIDENT BLOCKS WITH A TOTAL OF 4 020 FLATS FOR 15 000 PEOPLE WILL BE BUILT ON LEI TUNG ESTATE, THE SECOND PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON AP LEI CHAU.
ALSO INCLUDED ARE A FIVE-STOREY COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND A THREE-STOREY MARKET WITH PARKING FACILITIES, PLUS ASSOCIATED ROAD, DRAINAGE AND EXTERNAL WORKS.
THE PROJECT WILL TAKE 30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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VALUED AT $173.7 MILLION, THE LAST CONTRACT IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO MORE DOMESTIC BLOCKS AT FU SHIN ESTATE AT TAL PO.
WHEN COMPLETED IN 1986, THE TWO 35-STOREY TRIDENT BLOCKS WILL CONTAIN ALTOGETHER 1 612 FLATS TO ACCOMMODATE 9 790 PEOPLE.
A PRIMARY SCHOOL, A COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND A MARKET/CARPARK BUILDING WILL ALSO BE BUILT.
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