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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1975

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MORE PHONES FOR OF MAN ESTATE'S ENQUIRY CENTRE

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THE SPECIAL ENQUIRY CENTRE SET UP AT OI MAN ESTATE HAS BEEN FLOODED WITH CALLERS IN THE PAST FEW DAYS MAKING ENQUIRIES ABOUT TENDER PROCEDURES FOR SHOPS AND COMMERCIAL UNITS IN THE ESTATE'S COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.

SO FAR, ABOUT 1,600 TENDER FORMS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO ENTERPRISES OR INDIVIDUALS.

AS THE CENTRE'S SPECIAL TELEPHONE LINE 3-036136 HAS OFTEN BEEN JAMMED BY CALLS, THREE ADDITIONAL LINES 3-030121, 3-030122

THESE AND 3-030123 ARE BEING INSTALLED TO FACILITATE ENQUIRERS. WILL PROBABLY BE PUT INTO SERVICE IN ONE OR TWO DAYS.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY INVITED TENDERS FOR THE TENANCIES OF SEVEN SHOPS, TWO RESTAURANTS, A CAFE, A SUPER-MARKET AND A DEPARTMENT STORE IN THE COMPLEX ON FEBRÚARY 17. CLOSING DATE FOR THE TENDERS HAS DEEN FIXED AT NOON ON FEBRUARY 28.

01 MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX IS A PIONEER PROJECT OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. IT WILL HAVE MORE THAN 80 SHOPS WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL.

AT PRESENT, OI MAN HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 23,000 PEOPLE. LETTING OF DOMESTIC UNITS IS PROCEEDING AND THE LAST 300-ODD UNITS COMPLETED SO FAR ARE EXPECTED TO BE FILLED WITHIN TWO OR THREE WEEKS. SIX MORE NOW BLOCKS IN THE ESTATE ARE NEARING COMPLETION AND SHOULD BE READY FOR LETTING SHORTLY. THEY WILL EVENTUALLY DRING THE ESTATE'S POPULATION TO A TOTAL OF 46,000.

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