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Thursday, October 12, 1972

Under this conversion scheme, some blocks will be demolished to

make way for the construction of a new commercial centre and a new road to

serve the estate's tenants.

Other blocks will be renovated to provide self-contained living

units. After the conversion, the units will be twice as big as the present

rooms and each will have its own kitchen, toilet and private balcony as well

as mains water supply.

A commercial centre will accommodate shops, restaurants, schools and

a car park.

To enable the redevelopment and improvement works to be carried

out, the blocks will have to be vacated and for this purpose the Government

has built accommodation in the nearby Pak Tin Estate to accommodate the

tenants who have to move out.

The Pak Tin Estate, which is only 300 yards from Shek Kip Mei, is

a new housing estate. Rooms are bigger than those of the old resettlement

estates and are provided with their own water, toilets, private balcony and

cooking space. Rents for the Pak Tin flats are:-

$29 for a 3-person flat,

$38 for a 4-person flat,

$54 for a 5 to 6-person flat, and

$68 for a 7-person flat.

The estate will be managed by staff of the Housing Authority and

has all the amenities of a modern community centre. It has two primary

schools, which are already in operation, a reading hall, football fields, a

children's playground and ample open space.

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