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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989
LADY WILSON VISITS SHELTERED HOUSING FOR ELDERLY
SHELTERED HOUSING (WEDNESDAY) AND
LADY WILSON VISITED THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S
TODAY ESTATE, SHA TIN, FOR THE ELDERLY IN HENG ON SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE RESIDENTS THERE.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, ON ESTATE IN THE AFTERNOON UR ADOLF HSU, LADY WILSON ARRIVED AT HENG AND WAS MET BY SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG; CHIEF HOUSING
MR SIU MANAGER (NORTH),
CHE-WING; AND HOUSING MANAGER, MR YUEN HON-KEUNG.
AFTER A TOUR OF THE ESTATE'S FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE CHINESE GARDEN, THE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, AND THE ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE PARTY WENT TO HENG FUNG HOUSE WHERE THE SHELTERED HOUSING TS SITUATED.
THAT LADY WILSON WAS TOLD
THE SHELTERED HOUSING, WHICH IS KIND IN HONG MANAGED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, IS THE FIRST OF ITS KONG,
IT WAS OPENED IN DECEMBER 1987, WITH A LDERLY PEOPLE. ITS PRESENT OCCUPANCY RATE IS
CAPACITY TO HOLD ABOUT 94 PER CENT.
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THE IN ONE OF THE THREE RECREATION ROOMS,
PARTY WATCHED THE
DESIGNED ELDERLY PLAY GAMES
BY THE STAFF OF A VOLUNTARY AGENCY IN THE SHA KOK AREA.
LADY WILSON WAS PRESENTED WITH A HANDICRAFT
SOUVENIR MADE BY
THE RESIDENTS THERE.
THE PARTY THEN WENT TO ONE OF THE UNITS TO SEE THE DAILY LIFE OF RESIDENTS IN THE SHELTERED HOUSING.
THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS LIVE IN PRIVATE BEDROOMS, RANGING 5.27 SQUARE METRES FOR ONE PERSON TO 10.35 SQUARE METRES FOR TWO. THE MONTHLY
FOR RENTAL VARIES FROM $185 FOR A SINGLE ROOM, TO $310
FROM
A DOUBLE ROOM.
EACH ROOM IS FITTED WITH SEPARATE LIGHTING POINTS, METERED ELECTRICITY, GAS SUPPLY AND TELEVISION AERIAL, AS WELL AS AN ALARM ¡YSTEM CONNECTED TO THE WARDEN'S OFFICE AND QUARTERS SO THAT MEDICAL AND WELFARE SERVICES CAN BE ARRANGED VERY QUICKLY, IN AN EMERGENCY.
APART FROM PRIVATE BEDROOMS, EACH UNIT ALSO HAS A COMMON LIVING ROOM, A KITCHEN AND A BATHROOM, WITH FACILITIES ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE OF THE RESIDENTS.
LADY WILSON WAS TOLD THAT THE PRESENT SCHEME WAS A GREAT GREAT DEGREE IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLD ONE. THE MAIN ADVANTAGES ARE A OF PRIVACY, NICE ENVIRONMENT, GOOD
AND MANY SOCIAL AND
JOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
MANAGEMENT
SHE WAS GLAD TO LEARN THAT THE SHELTERED HOUSING SCHEME HAD BEEN FAVOURABLY RECEIVED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND SHA TIN
SHA ESTATE, RESIDENTS, AND THAT SIMILAR PROJECTS IN KWONG YUEN AND TAI WO ESTATE, TAI PO, WOULD COME INTO OPERATION LATER THIS YEAR.
TIN,
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