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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1993
GOVERNOR SEES ESTATE LIFE
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FOR HIMSELF NGAU
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAW THE DAILY LIFE OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS DURING A VISIT TO LOWER TAU KOK AND FUNG TAK ESTATES TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CHAIRMAN OF HOUSING AUTHORITY, MS ROSANNA WONG, AND DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR FUNG TUNG.
THE 28,000 NGAU TAU KOK A NUMBER OF
MR PATTEN WAS INFORMED THAT LIVING CONDITIONS FOR PERSONS LIVING IN THE MARK IV AND V BLOCKS OF LOWER ESTATE HAD BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED AFTER COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENT WORKS.
CONVERSION
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THE MAJOR WORKS WERE REDECORATION OF THE BLOCKS AND
PLAYGROUNDS GARDENS, THREE CLEARED HAWKER SITES INTO REST PARKING SPACES.
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MR PATTEN FIRST VISITED A FAMILY OF SIX LIVING IN A METRE FLAT AT BLOCK 8. HE BROUGHT ALONG A TEDDY BEAR FOR THEM.
HE WAS SERVED WITH A CUP OF CHIU CHOW TEA IN TRADITIONAL AND SHARED A FEW WORDS WITH THE FAMILY DURING TEA TIME.
HE
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ORGANISING AS CHARITY
WENT ON TO MEET THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE MUTUAL COMMITTEE OF BLOCK 8 AND LEARNED THAT THEY WERE ACTIVE IN AND PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, SUCH GALAS AND FESTIVE EVENTS.
PEOPLE DURING THE TOUR ROUND THE ESTATE, MR PATTEN SAW ELDERLY
DAILY NECESSITIES RELAX AT A REST GARDEN AND HOUSEWIVES BUY FOOD AND FROM SOME OF THE 500 GRADED SHOPS.
MR PATTEN THEN DEPARTED FOR A RELATIVELY NEW ESTATE IN WONG TAI SIN FUNG TAK ESTATE - COMPLETED TWO YEARS AGO.
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SHELTERED WHERE
ON ARRIVAL, HE VISITED 130 ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN HOUSING AT TOI FUNG HOUSE AND WAS SHOWN AROUND THE COMMON ROOM THEY WERE WATCHING TELEVISION.
HE WAS THEN BRIEFED ON THE DESIGN OF HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY TO BE BUILT IN URBAN AREA IN RESPONSE TO HIS RECENT POLICY ADDRESS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
HE ALSO SAK THE PARTITIONED FLATS, EACH COMPRISING ROOM, A KITCHEN, A BATHROOM AND TWO OR THREE BEDROOMS.
A LIVING
AN HE NOTED THAT THE ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE BEING LOOKED AFTER BY
FLAT WAS ESTATE LIAISON OFFICER OF THE HOUSİNG DEPARTMENT AND EACH
HELP INSTALLED WITH AN EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEM TO ENABLE THEM TO SEEK IN AN EMERGENCY.
ON HIS WAY TO THE COMMERCIAL AREA, MR PATTEN PASSED THROUGH COVERED PLAY AREA WHERE CHILDREN WERE PLAYING BADMINTON.
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/HE LEARNED