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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1975.

COMMERCIAL COMPLEX AT OF MAN ESTATE

TO OPEN IN THREE MONTHS TIME

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HOUSEWIVES IN HO MAN TIN AREA WILL FIND IT A GREAT CONVENIENCE TO SHOP IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S LARGE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX AT 01 MAN ESTATE WHEN IT OPENS IN THREE MONTHS TIME.

THE CENTRE, IDEALLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE ESTATE AND JUST NEXT TO THE BUS TERMINUS, HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

THE PROVISION OF A COMMERCIAL COMPLEX IN A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IS A NEW CONCEPT OF THE AUTHORITY'S ARCHITECTS.

IT WILL HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF SHOPS, A SUPERMARKET DEPARTMENT STORE, TWO BANKS, TWO RESTAURANTS AND A CAFE.

THE THREE-STOREY BUILDING WILL BE FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED AND AN ESCALATOR WILL BE PROVIDED TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF SHOPPERS FROM FLOOR TO FLOOR.

LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR WILL BE THE TWO BANKS AND THE SUPERMARKET. THE SHOPS AND THE CAFE WILL OCCUPY THE FIRST FLOOR WHILE THE RESTAURANTS AND DEPARTMENT STORE WILL BE ON THE TOP FLOOR. THE ROOF TOP WILL BE USED AS A REST AREA FOR SHOPPERS.

THE ENTIRE BUILDING HAS A GROSS AREA OF OVER 200,000 SQUARE FEET.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF TWO PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING AN ARTIST'S IMPRESSION OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION IN THE GIS PRESS ROOM, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

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