TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1985
HOME SALES OFFER DRAWS BIG RESPONSE
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A LARGE CROWD OF ASPIRING HOME-OWNERS TODAY QUEUED UP AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN FOR APPLICATION FORMS ON THE FIRST DAY OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE 3 776 FLATS OFFERED UNDER PHASE VIIA OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SAID MORE THAN 20 000 APPLICATION FORMS, ABOUT 40 PER CENT WERE GREEN FORMS, WERE PICKED UP BY HOME-SEEKERS ALONE AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE UNTIL 7 PM TODAY.
+ THOUSANDS MORE FORMS HAVE ALSO BEEN DISTRIBUTED AT OTHER OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE APPLICATIONS SECTION OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING SOCIETY ESTATE OFFICES AS WELL AS DISTRICT OFFICES, + HE ADDED.
HE SAID COPIES OF A SALES BROCHURE AND A GUIDE TO THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE SCHEME WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED AT THE CENTRE WHICH WOULD BE OPEN DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM DURING THE APPLICATION PERIOD.
MEANWHILE, THOUSANDS OF PROSPECTIVE HOME-BUYERS TODAY ALSO VISITED AN EXHIBITION STAGED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE OF MAN COMMERCIAL CENTRE WHERE MODELS AND OTHER DETAILS OF THE THREE PROJECTS WERE ON DISPLAY.
TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS TO SURRENDER THEIR SUBSIDISED RENTAL HOMES AND MOVE INTO HOS FLATS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID A SERIES OF MINI EXHIBITIONS ON THE CURRENT HOS SALES WERE BEING STAGED IN A NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
+ THEY WILL BE HELD AT THE WONG TAI SIN SHOPPING CENTRE AND SHEK KIP MEI EXHIBITION HALL UNTIL JANUARY 12, AT WO CHE COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND SHEK WAI KOK COMMERCIAL CENTRE FROM JANUARY 13-15 AND AT BUTTERFLY COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND YAU 01 COMMERCIAL CENTRE BETWEEN JANUARY 16 AND 18.
+ THE EXHIBITIONS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM.+
MANY HOME-SEEKERS TODAY ALSO BRAVED THE COLD TO VISIT THE SAMPLE FLATS CURRENTLY OPEN AT THE THREE PHASE VIIA PROJECTS TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE FLAT DESIGNS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
+ THE SAMPLE FLATS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION DURING THE APPLICATION PERIOD DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE 3 776 FLATS IN THE CURRENT PHASE ARE AT CHOI PO COURT IN SHEUNG SHUI, FUNG SHING COURT IN SHA TIN AND CHING SHING COURT ON TSING YI ISLAND.
FLAT PRICES RANGE FROM $96 600 TO $186 200 EACH AND GROSS AREAS VARY BETWEEN 41.9 AND 64.5 SQUARE METRES.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE PHASE VIIA FLATS WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 18 AND A BALLOT TO DECIDE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.
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