MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1985
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11 480 PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS COMPLETED
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ANOTHER BATCH OF 11 480 FLATS HAVE JUST BEEN COMPLETED AT FIVE PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING ESTATES PROVIDING HOMES FOR ABOUT 50 000 PEOPLE.
TENANTS ARE SIGNING UP FOR THE NEW FLATS ON 12 MODERN BLOCKS IN THE ESTATES OF MEI LAM AND POK HONG IN SHA TIN, KWONG FUK IN TAI PO, LOK WAH IN NGAU TAU KOK AND SHEK LEI EXTENSION IN TSUEN WAN.
IN MEI LAM ESTATE, 1 224 FLATS ON A 35-STOREY TRIDENT BLOCK ARE COMPLETED UNDER ITS SECOND PHASE. WHILE AT POK HONG ESTATE 778 MORE FLATS ARE AVAILABLE FOR LETTING.
AT KWONG FUK ESTATE, THE LAST THREE BLOCKS ARE NOW READY FOR OCCUPATION, MARKING THE FULL COMPLETION OF ALL ITS THREE PHASES.
IT IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT BUILT BY SEMI- MECHANISED METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
ALSO COMPLETED UNDER ITS THIRD PHASE ARE VARIOUS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES INCLUDING A FIVE-A-SIDE SOCCER PITCH, A ROLLER-SKATING GROUND, A VOLLEY-BALL PITCH AND BADMINTON GROUNDS.
WITH ALTOGETHER EIGHT DOMESTIC BLOCKS PLUS SOCIAL AND OTHER FACILITIES, KWONG FUK IS BECOMING A SELF-CONTAINED ENTITY FOR ABOUT 30 000 PEOPLE WHEN FULLY OCCUPIED,
IN LOK WAH ESTATE AND SHEK LE! EXTENSION, INTAKE IS PROGRESSING FOR THE 7 149 FLATS NEWLY COMPLETED ON SEVEN BLOCKS.
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BUSY YEAR FOR RENT OFFICERS ****
RENT OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT HANDLED 33 700 INQUIRIES ON LANDLORD AND TENANT MATTERS LAST YEAR.
RECOVERING POSSESSION OF LETTED PREMISES, RENTS AND PERMITTED INCREASES, TENANCY AGREEMENTS AND DISPUTES WERE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN EXPRESSED BY PEOPLE SEEKING FREE ADVISORY AND MEDIATORY SERVICES FROM RENT OFFICERS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
HE SAID THAT RENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY TO DAY WORK STEMMING FROM THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AFFECTING LANDLORD AND TENANT RELATIONSHIPS.
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