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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1974.

NEW FARES FOR N.T. FERRY SERVICE

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FARES FOR THE PRIVATELY OPERATED FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN HO TUNG LAU IN SHA TIN AND MA ON SHAN ACROSS TIDE COVE WILL BE REVISED AS FROM SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 17.

THE FARE REVISION HAS BECOME NECESSARY IN VIEW OF THE INCREASE IN OPERATING COSTS, PARTICULARLY IN FUEL AND MAINTENANCE CHARGES.

THE NEW FARE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF $1. THE EXISTING RATES ARE 60 CENTS FOR ADULTS AND 40 CENTS FOR CHILDREN.

BETTER HOMES FOR 10,000 ******

'NEW HOMES FOR ABOUT 10,000 TENANTS OF TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE WILL BE BUILT BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT UNDER A MULTI-MILLION- DOLLAR PROJECT TO REDEVELOP THE ESTATE.

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THE INITIAL STACE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE BUILDING OF THREE HOUSING BLOCKS ON THE FORMER 2.8-ACRE TAI HANG SAI COTTAGE AREA SITE AND LATER TUO MORE BLOCKS AT AN ADJACENT SITE.

TENDERS WERE INVITED TODAY FOR THE PILING WORK FOR THE FIRST THREE BLOCKS WHICH ON COMPLETION IN EARLY 1977 WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 1,000 SELF-CONTAINED UNITS FOR SOME 7,000 PEOPLE.

FLATS IN THESE 12-STOREY BLOCKS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE AT 01 MAN AND WAH FU ESTATES AND WILL HAVE A PRIVATE BALCONY, KITCHEN AND TOILET WITH SHOWER.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUPER-STRUCTURE WILL START WHEN PILING AND GENERAL FOUNDATION WORK IS COMPLETED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE TAI HANG TUNG REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS PART OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S LONG-TERM PLAN TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING AND. TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF TENANTS IN THE OLDER PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.

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THE WHOLE PROJECT, WHICH WILL ALSO INVOLVE THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING 14 MARK I BLOCKS AND THE BUILDING OF ELEVEN 12-STOREY BLOCKS IN THEIR PLACE, IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1984.

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