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+ THE FOUR RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS WILL ACCOMMODATE 13 375 PEOPLE IN 2 942 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS WHEN THEY ARE READY BY 1988.+
AT PRESENT, CONSTRUCTION WORK IS WELL UNDERWAY ON THE THIRD RENTAL ESTATE IN TAI PO, FU SHIN ESTATE, WHICH WILL BECOME HOMES FOR 28 000 PEOPLE ON COMPLETION BY 1986.
THE FIRST TWO RENTAL ESTATES IN THE NEW TOWN, TAI YUEN AND KWONG FUK, ARE NOW HOUSING 40 000 PEOPLE, AND KWONG FUK ESTATE WILL SOON TAKE IN ANOTHER 10 000 PEOPLE WHEN ITS FINAL PHASE IS READY.
MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR KWAI CHUNG *****
MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTS IN THE KWAI CHUNG AREA.
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BASKETBALL AND VOLLEY BALL COURT, SKATING RINK AND PLANTING AREA ON A 5 360-SQUARE METRE LOCAL OPEN SPACE IN WO YI HOP ROAD.
WORK IS TO START IN MAY AND TAKE ABOUT TEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE DEADLINE FOR TENDERS IS MARCH 29.
SUNDAY FUN FOR 1 500 CHILDREN ****
THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING A PARTY FOR MORE THAN 1 500 CHILDREN OF STAFF ON SUNDAY (MARCH 17).
THE PARTY WILL BEGIN WITH THE DOTTING OF A LION'S EYES BY THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES. MR ROY KILVERT, FOLLOWED BY A LION DANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE SIDE-SHOWS, GAME STALLS, A TRAIN RIDE RGET SHOOTING, MAGIC AND ACROBATIC SHOWS, AS WELL AS A POLICE DUG DEMONSTRATION.
THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES BAND AND THE TAI TAM GIRLS' IPERS AND MARCHING TEAM WILL PROVIDE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE -ARTY.