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FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1995
$160M IN 14 PUBLIC HOUSING CONTRACTS SIGNED
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY SIGNED 14 CONTRACTS TOTALLING OVER $160 MILLION FOR VAP1OUS PUBLIC HOUSING WORKS INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, PILING, SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENTS, LIFT INSTALLATION AND LANDSCAPING.
OF THE CONTRACTS SIGNED BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (CONSTRUCTION), MR DEREK NESSLINC, THE LARGEST IS A 30-MONTH TERM CONTRACT WORTH $52.8 MILLION FOR "PROVEMENT WORKS TO UPGRADE LIVING CONDITIONS AT SQUATTER AREAS.
THE WORKS COMPRISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE BREAKS AND THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE-FIGHTING MAINS, STREET-LIGHTING AS WELL AS DRAINAGE AND WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AT SQUATTER AREAS.
THE SECOND LARGEST CONTRACT IS VALUED AT $32.9 MILLICH UNDER WHICH AN INDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, A CARPARK AND TWO FOOTSRID WILL BE BUILT AS ADDITIONAL FACILITIES IN THE FINAL PHASE OF ME I LAM ESTATE.
FOUR OTHER CONTRACTS, TOTALLING OVER $32.6 MILLION, ARE FOR PILING WORKS FOR NINE DOMESTIC BLOCKS AND FOUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE ESTATES OF LEUNG TIN, YIU ON, TAI HANG TUNG AND HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME SIU HET COURT.
TOGETHER THESE NINE BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE MODERN HOMES FOR 24 000 PEOPLE IN 5 100 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS WHEN THEY ARE READY FY 1987-88.
IN THREE OTHER CONTRACTS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $23 MILLION, 42 PASSENGER LIFTS AND 13 ESCALATORS WILL BE INSTALLED ON SEVEN NEW BLOCKS AND TWO COMMERCIAL CENTRES AT LAM TIN NORTH EXTENSION PROJECT, HOS PO LAI COURT AND HANG ON ESTATE.
ANOTHER CONTRACT OF $14.7 MILLION IS FOR THE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF PIPED LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS FOR THE NEW BLOCKS AT TIN PING ESTATE, WHICH WILL BECOME A SELF-SUPPORTING COMMUNITY FOR 22 000 PEOPLE UPON FULL COMPLETION BY 1987.
THE LAST FOUR CONTRACTS TOTALLING OVER 3.8 MILLION ARE FOR LANDSCAPING WORKS, SITE INVESTIGATION AND INSTALLATION OF VENTILATION SYSTEM AT VARIOUS ESTATES, AS WELL AS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A MARK LI SLOCK AT LOWER NG TAI SIN ESTAT FOR FURTHER REDEVELOPMENT.