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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

Monday, September 4, 1972

HOMES FOR ANOTHER 37,000 AT KWAI SHING

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The second and third stages of the Kwai Shing Low Cost Housing Estate

in Kwai Chung will involve the construction of 10 multi-storey blocks housing

some 37,000 people.

The domestic units will be built to the scale of 35 square feet per

adult, each with its individual kitchen and toilet facilities.

The estate will have its own commercial centre, complete with department

stores, a separate two-storey restaurant building, modular market and cooked

food stalls, accommodation for welfare agencies and group activities, recreational

spaces and bus and public light bus terminals.

Due to the nature of the site, the estate is planned on three different

levels. The commercial centre, situated in mid-level, is connected to the other

levels by high capacity lifts.

With the implementation of the new post-primary education policy, two

secondary school sites have been provided in the second and third stages. This,

together with three estate schools and the four schools in Stage One, will provide

for the educational needs of the residents.

Covered car parking spaces will be provided at the ratio of one space to

10 families on a chargeable basis.

Stage One of the Kwai Shing estate is due for completion at the end of

this year, and work on the other stages is expected to begin in 1973. The estimated

cost of the second and third stages is $82 million.

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Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191