WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1985
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WORK ON MA ON SHAN HOUSING ESTATE TO START
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CONSTRUCTION IS TO START SOON ON ANOTHER RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT IN MA ON SHAN FOLLOWING THE RECENT ACCEPTANCE OF A BUILDING TENDER BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE.
WORKS ARE FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF YIU ON ESTATE, THE SECOND PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE BUDDING NEW TOWN AFTER HANG ON ESTATE WHICH IS ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THREE 35-STOREY
UNDER THE TENDER VALUED AT $147.9 MILLION TRIDENT BLOCKS WILL BE BUILT TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 2 200 MODERN FLATS FOR 10 000 PEOPLE.
ALSO TO BE BUILT ARE A SEVEN-STOREY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND A STAFF QUARTERS, PLUS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND EXTERNAL WORKS.
WORKS WILL TAKE 27 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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BEING DEVELOPED IN TWO PHASES. YIU ON ESTATE WILL HAVE ALTOGETHER 4 706 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS IN SEVEN RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS TO HOUSE SOME 21 400 PEOPLE WHEN FULLY COMPLETED BY 1988.
TRADE DEPARTMENT'S SUB-OFFICE MOVING
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MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE HONG KONG SUB-OFFICE OF THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WILL BE MOVING FROM ROOM 101, ASIAN HOUSE, WAN CHAI, TO HARBOUR BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, 38 PIER ROAD, HONG KONG, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON (AUGUST 31).
THE NEW OFFICE IN CENTRAL WILL BE OPENED FOR BUSINESS NEXT MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 2). MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS ARE ADVISED THAT WITH EFFECT FROM THAT DAY, APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN: CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FORM A (GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES); TEXTILE LICENCES; AND NON-TEXTILE LICENCES SHOULD BE MADE AT THE NEW OFFICE.
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