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SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1985
APART FROM A COMMERCIAL CENTRE, SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTENS AND A COVERED GAMES AREA PROVIDED IN THE NEIGHBOURING ESTATES, CHOI PO WILL ALSO HAVE A VARIETY OF SPORT AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES INCLUDING AN IMPRESSIVE FOUNTAIN SURROUNDED BY FLOWER BEDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ESTATE'S MULTI-STOREY CARPARK.
THROUGH A NETWORK OF COVERED WALKWAYS, RESIDENTS CAN HAVE EASY ACCESS TO ALL MAJOR FACILITIES, INCLUDING A BUS TERMINUS, IN THE NEIGHBOURING ESTATES AND TO THE RAILWAY STATION, FROM WHICH IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO TRAVEL TO KOWLOON.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED FOR THE 3 776 FLATS AT THE THREE HOS PROJECTS WHICH ARE PRICED FROM 496 600 TO $186 200 EACH AND HAVE GROSS AREAS BETWEEN 41.7 AND 64.5 SQUARE METRES.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JANUARY 18.
OLDER ESTATE BLOCKS GET MORE ATTENTION
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MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT KWAI FONG ESTATE ARE PART OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S LONG-TERM, ON-GOING PROGRAMMES TO MODERNISE AND IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF THE OLDER ESTATES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY TODAY (SUNDAY).
HE SAID INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON THE 11 BLOCKS IN THE ESTATE CONFIRMED THEY WERE ALL STRUCTURALLY SAFE, BUT SOME OF THE BLOCKS REQUIRED EXTENSIVE REPAIRS.
+THESE ARE BLOCK 6 WHERE MAJOR REPAIRS ARE NEARING COMPLETION, AS WELL AS BLOCKS 5 AND 10.+
HE SAID IN ESTATE BLOCKS WHICH REQUIRED MAJOR REPAIR OPPORTUNITY WAS NORMALLY TAKEN TO INCORPORATE FACILITIES COMPARABLE COMPARABLE TO NEW ESTATES.
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IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THE BLOCK 6 INCLUDE REWIRING AND REINFORCEMENT OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES, INSTALLATION OF COMMUNAL AERIAL BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, IMPROVEMENT TO WATER SUPPLIES AND SANITARY SERVICES. PROVISION OF GAS SUPPLY AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN ADDITIONAL LIFT TO SERVE EVERY FLOOR.+
THE TYPES OF MAINTENANCE WORKS THAT NEED TO BE CARRIED OUT VARY ON THE BASIS OF COST EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCORDING TO EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM PREVIOUS WORKS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND IMPROVE BLOCK 5 IN THE SAME WAY AS TC BLOCK 6 AND THEREFORE IT IS CONSIDERED MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO REDEVELOP IT IN ORDER TO MEET THE PRESENT STANDARD OF ESTATE LIVING.+
/HE SAID