TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1984
HOUSING UNITS FOR SINGLE PERSONS
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SOME FLATS IN EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES ARE BEING CONVERTED INTO ACCOMMODATION FOR SINGLE PERSONS UNDER A $10 MILLION CONTRACT RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
+BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, 2 000 SELF-CONTAINED HOUSING UNITS WILL HAVE BEEN CONVERTED FROM 1 000 ESTATE FLATS,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY TODAY.
+CONVERSION IS BEING CARRIED OUT INITIALLY IN CASUAL VACANCIES IN MARK I TO VI BLOCKS AND NON-SELF-CONTAINED FORMER GOVERNMENT LOW COST HOUSING BLOCKS.
+THESE VACANCIES OCCUR FROM TIME TO TIME AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSFER OF TENANTS TO NEW ESTATES OR UPON TENANTS BUYING HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE FIRST BATCH OF ABOUT 300 HOUSING UNITS FOR SINGLE PERSONS WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY MARCH NEXT YEAR.
+UNDER THE NEW POLICY, PRIORITY IN ALLOCATION OF THESE CONVERTED FLATS WILL BE GIVEN TO SINGLE TENANTS LIVING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS AND MARK 1/11 ESTATES AFFECTED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME, AS WELL AS SINGLE PERSONS IN
COMPASSIONATE CASES.+
ADVICE ON CONTAINER VEHICLES
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DRIVERS AND SHIPPERS WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) URGED TO COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM WEIGHTS OF CONTAINER VEHICLES AND OTHER ARTICULATED VEHICLES AS PERMITTED UNDER THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION,
MR P.K. LO, SENIOR ENGINEER OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S VEHICLE EXAMINATION DIVISION, STRESSED THAT THE LEGAL WEIGHT LIMITS HAD BEEN SET FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE ROADS.
+ IF ADHERED TO, THESE LIMITS WILL PROMOTE THE SAFE CARRIAGE OF CONTAINERS WITHIN HONG KONG, MR LO SAID.
THE LIMITS NOW IN FORCE WERE MORE GENEROUS THAN THOSE ORE AUGUST 25, WHEN THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION CAME ...O EFFECT.
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/MR LO