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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1987
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY, MR GEORGE THOMAS, THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON THEN VISITED A SIX-MEMBER FAMILY ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF HOI CHEONG LAU. LADY WILSON WAS PRESENTED WITH A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS BY THE YOUNGEST CHILD OF THE FAMILY.
TUI MIN HOI CHUEN, A WELL-DESIGNED AND MANAGED ESTATE, WAS COMPLETED BETWEEN 1984 AND 1985. THERE ARE 300 FLATS OF SIZES RANGING FROM 3-PERSON TO 10-PERSON UNITS, WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY FOR ABOUT 1 600 PEOPLE. THE COST FOR CONSTRUCTING THE ESTATE WAS ABOUT $34.5 MILLION.
ARRIVING AT THE SEA FRONT PROMENADE IN SAI KUNG TOWN, SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON STROLLED THROUGH SAI KUNG OLD TOWN. THEY NOTED THAT THE OLD TOWN WAS A MIXTURE OF A TOURIST ATTRACTION, SHOPPING PLACE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, A SUPPLY BASE FOR THE FISHING FLEET AND A SAMLL INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR COTTAGE INDUSTRIES.
SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON ALSO STOPPED BY AN OLD PIER TO VIEW THE CHUNG MEI TUK AREA WHICH IS A SAMEL INLET ANCHORING ABOUT 8) FOATS HOUSING 700 TO 800 PEOPLE. THE CREEK WILL BE RECLAIMED NEXT YEAR TO PROVIDE MORE PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS IN THE SAI KUNG TOWN AREA.
BEFORE WINDING UP THE VISIT. SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON ATTENDED A TEA RECEPTION AT THE SAI KUNG TOWN HALL WHERE THEY MET MEMBERS OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND LOCAL PERSONALITIES AND WERE PRESENTED WITH A SOUVENIR BY THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM WAN.
JUNK BAY DEVELOPMENT INTERESTING
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SIR DAVID
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) ON HIS FIFTH DISTRICT VISIT THAT IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE A NEW CITY -- JUNK BAY -- AT THE BEGINNING OF ITS DEVELOPMENT AND THE FIRST STAGE OF A CITY WHICH WOULD HOUSE 300 000 PEOPLE.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE END OF HIS TOUR OF SAI KUNG, SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS ALSO VERY IMPRESSED BY THE STANDARD OF THE
HOUSING ESTATE AT TUI MIN HO1.
+1 KNOW SAI KUNG DISTRICT VERY WELL WHEN I LIVED IN HONG KONG BEFORE, BUT WHAT I KNEW THEN WAS THE MOUNTAINS OF SAI KUNG WHICH IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG OF COURSE APPRECIATE, HE SAID.
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