TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1993
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GOVERNOR MEETS RESIDENTS IN NEW TOWN
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (TUESDAY) MET PEOPLE OF THE TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN DURING A VISIT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S TIN YIU AND TIN SHUI ESTATES.
A HOUSING SPOKESMAN SAID HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, MS ROSANNA WONG, AND THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR FUNG TUNG.
HIS FIRST STOP WAS AT TIN YIU ESTATE HOUSING ESTATE IN TIN SHUI WAI EARLY THIS YEAR.
THE FIRST PUBLIC
THE LAST PHASE OF WHICH WAS COMPLETED
MR PATTEN LEARNED THAT THERE WERE CURRENTLY 37,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN A TOTAL OF 15 TRIDENT AND HARMONY BLOCKS IN THE ESTATE AND A NEARBY HOME OWNERSHIP COURT, TIN YAU COURT.
HE TOURED THE ESTATE'S SHOPPING CENTRE WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE WIDE VARIETY OF FACILITIES AVAILABLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ESTATE.
ON HIS WAY, HE CALLED ON A DAY NURSERY RUN BY THE CHINESE RHENISH CHURCH HONG KONG SYNOD IN THE SHOPPING CENTRE TO SEE CARE AND ATTENTION BEING GIVEN TO CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX. HE WAS GREETED BY A CLASS WITH CHRISTMAS SONGS.
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HE ALSO STOPPED AT THE POK ΟΙ HOSPITAL AFTER-SCHOOL CARE SERVICES CENTRE, LOCATED AT THE ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHERE CHILDREN WERE DOING HOMEWORK AND STUDYING.
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то MR PATTEN THEN TOOK A FIVE-MINUTE DRIVE
TIN SHUI -ESTATE, THE AUTHORITY'S SECOND PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN THE AREA. HE WAS BRIEFED ON DESIGNS OF HARMONY BLOCKS, THE LATEST IN THE SERIES OF PUBLIC HOUSING BLOCKS.
TO GET AN INSIGHT INTO THE LIVING CONDITIONS, HE CALLED ON A FAMILY OF SIX WHO FORMERLY LIVED IN SHAU KEI WAN AND HAD MOVED INTO A 52-SQUARE-METRE FLAT IN SHUI CHOI HOUSE LAST MONTH THROUGH WAITING LIST.
MR PATTEN SAW THEIR PLEASANT LIVING CONDITIONS THREE-BEDROOM FLAT FOR WHICH THE FAMILY PAID A MONTHLY RENT
$1,000.
HE LEARNED THAT FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE FINAL MONTH, THE ESTATE AND THE NEARBY TIN 01 COURT WOULD 23,000 PEOPLE IN 12 RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP BLOCKS DESIGN.
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MR PATTEN ALSO MET SOME OF THE TENANTS WHO WERE SERVING AS ESCORT TEAM MEMBERS AT A COMMAND POST SHOPPING CENTRE.
THE ESCORT TEAM WAS PART OF A COMMUNITY AWARENESS SCHEME JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE FOR CRIME PREVENTION IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
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