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SUNDAY. JANUARY 13. 1985
HE SAID TENANTS AFFECTED WERE BEING OFFERED NEW FLATS OR FLAT- IN ESTATES OF THEIR OWN CHOICE WHERE SUITABLE VACANCIES WERE AVAILABLE.
+MORE THAN HALF OF THE 777 FAMILIES OF 3 800 PEOPLE IN BLOCK 5 HAVE ALREADY MOVED TO ESTATES ACCORDING TO THE IR PREFERENCE.
+EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ASSIST THE REMAINING 300 FAMILIES COMPRISING ABOUT 1 500 PEOPLE IN THEIR REHOUSING. THEY CAN CHOOSE TO MOVE TO SUITABLE FLATS IN THE SAME ESTATE OR ESTATES IN OTHER DISTRICTS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FLATS.+
HE SAID TENANTS WERE ENTITLED TO DOMESTIC REMOVAL ALLOWANCE, OF WHICH THE EXISTING RATES WERE 3800 FOR HOUSEHOLDS OF ONE TO TWO PERSONS, $1 000 FOR FAMILIES OF THREE TO FIVE PERSONS, AND $1 200 FOR FAMILIES OF SIX PERSONS OR MORE.
+A SPECIAL EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE TO COVER TELEPHONE REMOVAL CHARGE IS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR AFFECTED TENANTS.+
HE SAID THE AUTHORITY PLACED PARAMOLT IMPORTANCE TO THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ESTATE BLOCKS AND REGULAR INSPECTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT TO ENSURE THEY WERE KEPT IN GOOD SHAPE AT ALL TIMES.
+THIS YEAR, THE AUTHORITY IS SPENDING 3473 MILLION IN MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS OF VARIOUS TYPES ON 500 BLOCKS IN 80 ESTATES.
+ESTATE BLOCKS COMPLETED RECENT YEARS ARE BUILT TO HIGHE STANDARDS OF DESIGN AND QUALITY WITH BETTER FACILITIES AND LOWE MAINTENANCE COSTS, BUT WITH WEARS AND TEARS THERE IS A NEED FOR
INCREASED ATTENTION TO THE OLDER ESTATEO.
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+AS THE BUILDINGS CONTINUE TO AGE, IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THEIR CONDITION, + THE SPOKE SAID.
NOVEMBER EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS RELEASED
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TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FOR JANUARY - NOVEMBER 1984, VALUED AT $402 988 MILLION, INCREASED BY 34 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PER 10, IN 1983, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, DOMESTIC EXPORTS ROSE BY 35 PER CENT TO $126 063 MILLION, IMPORTS BY 29 PER CENT TO $202 440 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS BY 49 PER CENT TO $74 484 MILLION. DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TOGETHER INCREASED BY 40 PER CENT.
THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE 10 MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
/A COMPARISON