MONDAY, MAY 13, 1985
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PRESS BRIEF ING
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PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR LEE LAP-SUN WILL GIVE A PRESS BRIEFING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT 2.30 PM TO EXPLAIN AN EXERCISE TO UPDATE THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL (FOR DISTRICT BOARD AND URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS).
THE BRIEFING WILL BE HELD IN THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG.
TENDERS INVITED FOR NEW HOUSING PROJECTS
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PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS MOVING FAST FORWARD IN THE BUDDING NEW TOWNS OF JUNK BAY AND MA ON SHAN AS BUILDING TENDERS ARE INVITED FOR TWO NEW ESTATE PROJECTS THERE.
THE TENDERS WILL COVER THE SECOND PHASE OF TSUI LAM ESTATE IN JUNK BAY AND THE FIRST PHASE OF YIU ON ESTATE IN MA ON SHAN, BOTH THE SECOND ESTATE FOR THE TWO NEW TOWNS.
AT TSUI LAM ESTATE, FOUR MORE BLOCKS WILL BE BUILT TO HOUSE 11 000 PEOPLE BY 1988.
OTHER WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND A SEVEN-STOREY COMMERCIAL CENTRE, PLUS ASSOCIATED ROADS.
DEVELOPED IN THREE PHASES, TSUI LAM ESTATE WILL BE FULLY BUILT BY 1999 PROVIDING HOMES FOR 26 000 PEOPLE IN EIGHT RENTAL AND THREE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME BLOCKS,
AT YIU ON ESTATE, THREE TRIDENT BLOCKS FOR 11 000 PEOPLE AND
A PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL BE BUILT UNDER ITS FIRST PHASE.
THE ESTATE IS SCHEDULED FOR FULL COMPLETION BY 1989, WITH SEVEN RENTAL AND THREE HOS BLOCKS IN TWO PHASES TO HOUSE ALTOGETHER 25 000 PEOPLE.
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