WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1985
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HOLIDAY REMINDER
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT THE GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY AND THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WILL FALL ON JUNE 15 AND JUNE 17 THIS YEAR, AND NOT ON JUNE 9 AND 10.
THESE CHANGES WERE ANNOUNCED LAST NOVEMBER AND PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE IN JANUARY, A REMINDER WAS ISSUED EARLY LAST MONTH.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT JULY 29
A MONDAY, IS AN ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY THIS YEAR. THIS IS BECAUSE CHING MING FESTIVAL AND GOOD FRIDAY, BOTH GENERAL HOLIDAYS, FELL ON THE SAME DAY ON APRIL 5.
THREE MORE HOS BLOCKS OFFERED FOR SALE
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED TO RELEASE FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) THE LAST THREE BLOCKS WITH 900 FLATS AT GREENWOOD TERRACE FOR SALE TOGETHER WITH THE 4 120 FLATS BEING SOLD UNDER PHASE VIIB OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME.
+ THE DECISION WAS MADE ON ACCOUNT OF THE ENCOURAGING RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT SALES OF THE 1 200 FLATS ON THE FIRST FOUR BLOCKS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME PROJECT IN CHAI WAN, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY TODAY.
+MORE THAN 29 300 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR THE 4 120 FLATS IN FOUR PSPS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LATEST SALES EXERCISE - THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED SINCE PHASE IVA IN JUNE 1982.
+ABOUT 60 PER CENT OF THE FLATS HAVE SO FAR BEEN SNAPPED UP BY ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.
+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT BY THE TIME ALL THE REMAINING FLATS ARE SOLD, THERE WILL STILL BE SOME 9 000 APPLICANTS WHO WILL NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO BUY A FLAT, OF WHOM MANY HAVE ALREADY SHOWN INTEREST IN BUYING THE FLATS AT GREENWOOD TERRACE.+
FLATS ON THE LAST THREE BLOCKS IN THE ESTATE, BLOCKS 1 TO 3. ARE PRICED FROM $229 000 FOR A 57.6-SQUARE-METRE UNIT WITH TWO BEDROOMS TO $406 900 FOR A 81.3-SQUARE-METRE UNIT WITH THREE BEDROOMS AND AN ADDITIONAL BATHROOM ATTACHED TO THE MASTER BEDROOM.
+DETAILS OF FLATS, INCLUDING A PRICE LIST, WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM TOMORROW AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE IN OI MAN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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