THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1985
SIR PETER WAS IMPRESSED TO SEE THAT THE FLATS PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL PERMANENT HOMES FOR OCCUPANTS WITH A GREAT DEGREE OF PRIVACY AND COMFORT AND EQUIPPED WITH INDIVIDUAL METRED WATER AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, TELEVISION/RADIO ANTENNA SOCKET, TELEPHONE LINE AND COOKING BENCH,
THE GROUP THEN WENT TO THE ADJACENT HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME TIN MA COURT IN MA CHAI HANG WHERE THEY SAW CONSTRUCTION WELL UNDER WAY ON FIVE NEW TOWER BLOCKS.
ON PROGRESSIVE COMPLETION NEXT YEAR, THS RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 2 800 FLATS FOR SALE TO ACCOMMODATE SOME 12 000 PEOPLE.
LATER AT LOK FU SHOPPING CENTRE, SIR PETER INSPECTED THE WIDE RANGING SHOPPING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN THE NEWLY-OPENED ULTRA MODERN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN NORTH KOWLOON.
THE CENTRE, HE WAS TOLD, WAS THE LATEST IMPROVEMENT ACHIEVED IN A COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY TRANSFORM THE FOUR OLDER HOUSING ESTATES IN THE DISTRICT INTO A SELF-SUFFICIENT MODERN ENTITY.
SIR PETER LEARNED THAT THE CENTRE, WHICH COMPRISES 160 SHOPS, 198 MARKET STALLS AND 24 COOKED-FOOD STALLS, NOT ONLY SERVES THE ESTATE POPULATION IN THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO RESIDENTS IN NEARBY KOWLOON TONG AND BROADCAST DRIVE.
MINISTER LEAVES WITH HOPE TO RETURN *****
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, MR TIMOTHY RENTON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) HE HOPED TO VISIT HONG KONG AGAIN SOON.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE,
+ MR RENTON SAID HE HAD HAD A MOST INTERESTING TIME DURING HIS FIVE-DAY VISIT.
+YESTERDAY, THE NEW OPENING OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WAS A VERY EXCITING DAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FRIENDSHIP AND HOSPITALITY YOU'VE SHOWN ME OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, HE SAID.
MR RENTON WAS SEEN OFF BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE.
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