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Thursday, August 9, 1973
BETTER MANAGEMENT OF HOUSING ESTATES
Management of Hong Kong's older public housing estates will be
much improved when the caretaker system presently adopted by the newer
estates is expanded.
About 450 estate caretakers are to be recruited in the next
few months to strengthen the present force of 220.
At present, only former Housing Authority estates, government
low-cost estates and the newer resettlement estates adopt the caretaker
system.
It will be extended to all former Mark III to VI resettlement
blocks and enable a 24-hour service when the caretaker force is expanded.
Mr. Frank Carroll, Director of Estates Management, today described
the move as a big step forward in bringing the management of older and
newer public housing estates to the same level.
"Experience teaches that estates could be more efficiently managed
and tenants better looked after with caretakers attached to housing blocks, ||
he said.
"At the same time, the introduction of caretakers to older estates
would considerably improve the level of security and should have a deterrent
effect on criminals."
They
The duty of estate caretakers is to keep their estate in order.
are required to patrol their estates and deal with emergencies, such as lift
breakdowns. They are especially useful outside office hours when the estate
offices are closed.
Mr. Carroll said tenants could report to caretakers at any hour of the
day and immediate action would be taken.
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