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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1974.
PLAY AREAS FOR MEI TUNG ESTATE
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WORK IS TO BEGIN SHORTLY TO PROVIDE ROADS, DRAINS, PARKING AREAS AND RECREATION GROUNDS FOR THE NEWLY-COMPLETED MEI TUNG ESTATE IN KOWLOON.
INTAKE OF TENANTS HAS JUST STARTED AND SO FAR 20 FAMILIES HAVE MOVED INTO THEIR NEW HOMES. WHEN FULLY OCCUPIED, THE ESTATE CAN ACCOMMODATE OVER 3,000 PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 500 DOMESTIC FLATS OF VARIOUS SIZES.
COMPRISING ONE BIG BLOCK OF TEN AND ELEVEN STOREYS, THE ESTATE WAS BUILT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ON A FIVE-ACRE SITE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE. THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY. IT ALSO HAS ONE RESTAURANT AND 27 SHOPS,
CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF A ROAD. MEASURING ABOUT 300 METRES LONG, WITH A CARRIAGE-WAY 7.30 METRES WIDE AND CONCRETE FOOTPATHS ON BOTH SIDES.
STORMWATER DRAINS TOTALLING 350 METRES, WITH SIZES RANGING FROM 375 MM. TO 225 MM. IN DIAMETER, WILL ALSO BE LAID,
THE PARKING AREAS WILL TAKE UP SOME 1,125 SQUARE METRES
WITH PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION.
THERE WILL BE A PLAYGROUND AND A PAVED RECREATION GROUND OF 1,540 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY. TWO REINFORCED CONCRETE STAIRCASES WILL ALSO BE BUILT.
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARLY FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR, TAKING ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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