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Wednesday, August 1, 1973

KINDERGARTENS IN HOUSING ESTATES

The Housing Authority is to give consideration to adopting a

uniform system for application procedures in respect of the operation of

kindergartens in public housing estatos,

The Acting Secretary for Housing, the Hon. Donald Liao, disclosed

this in the Legislative Council today in reply to questions by the Hon. Wilfred

Wong.

At present, Mr. Liao said the procedure for the opening of

kindergartens differed according to the type of public housing estate.

Kindergartens in former resettlement estates are at prosent let

at nominal rents to non-profit making bodies nominated by the Education

Department.

But those in estates managed by the forner Housing Authority are

advertised at fixed commercial rents on three year tenancies, and tenders

are invited for the payment of a premium to secure the tenancy.

Mr. Wong also asked, in particular, about the situation in the

Kwai Shing Estate.

In reply, Mr. Liac said three kindergartens had been provided in

the first stage of the estate, two of which had already been let and the

third would be advertised shortly.

"The rents of the first two are $1,600 and $2,900 per month, and

of the third, $2,000 per month, inclusive of rates in each case."

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