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Friday, October 13, 1972

GOOD START TO SHEK KIP MIE REHOUSING PROGRAMME

Hundreds of residents at the Shek Kip Mei resettlement estate today

responded favourably to a scheme for re-housing them at the more confortable

Pak Tin Estate.

They queued up at the Pak Tin Estate administrative office this

(Friday) morning, either to submit their applications for new flats or to seek

assistance from the staff to fill in their forms.

A spokesman for the Resettlement Department described the launching

of the Shek Kip Mei Rehousing Scheme as "an encouraging start."

The number of application forms received by mid-afternoon stood at

over 300,

"We seem to be in business in a big way," said Mr. John Walden,

Deputy Commissioner for Resettlement, who is overseeing the operation of the

Shek Kip Mei Rehousing Scheme.

"We knew that tenants in the old Shek Kip Mei Resettlement Estate,

who have been living in an over-crowded condition for years, are anxious to

have their living condition improved, but we really didn't expect quite such a

favourable reaction.

"Because of this, we are now going to keep the Shek Kip Mei Rehousing

Operation Unit open throughout the coming weekend, including Monday, for the

convenience of those who may not be able to come up to the office during weekdays,"

The opening hours will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

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