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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1975

SOME PARENTS, THE SURVEY SAYS, STILL CLING TO THE SUPERSTITION THAT MEASLES IS CAUSED BY AN INBORM TOXIN WHICH MUST BE RELEASED FROM THE BODY IF THE CHILD WAS TO GROW UP STONG.

DR. CHOA STRESSED THAT THIS WAS TOTALLY UNFOUNDED.

HE SAID MORE THAN 320,000 CHILDREN IN HONG KONG HAD BEEN VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES AND ALL OF THEM WERE ENJOYING GOOD HEALTH.

DR. CHOA REITERATED THAT VACCINATION WAS VERY SAFE AND SIDE EFFECTS WERE SELDOM OBSERVED.

+A SINGLE INJECTION AT THE AGE OF NINE MONTHS OR OLDER WILL GIVE LONG LASTING PROTECTION, HE ADDED.

TWO MORE BLOCKS FOR WAH FU ESTATE ******

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S POPULAR WAH FU ESTATE ON HONG KONG ISLAND IS TO BE EXTENDED TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR MORE PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IN THE ABERDEEN AREA.

SITE FORMATION IS TO START LATER IN APRIL ON A NINE-ACRE TERRACED SITE ON WHICH WILL BE BUILT TWO TWIN-TOWER BLOCKS TO HOUSE NEARLY 10,000 PEOPLE IN SELF-CONTAINED FLATS;

THESE TWO NEW BLOCKS WHICH ARE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE WAH HING HOUSE AND WAH SANG HOUSE HAVE A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE EAST LAMMA CHANNEL. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WILL START IN THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT YEAR AND THE BUILDINGS COULD BE READY FOR OCCUPATION BY EARLY 1978.

WITH THE ADDITIONAL 10,000 RESIDENTS, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE EXISTING SHOPPING AND MARKETING FACILITIES WILL BE INADEQUATE. TO COPE WITH THE DEMAND, HOUSING DEPARTMENT ARCHITECTS HAVE

INCORPORATED AN B-STOREY BUILDING ON THE SITE TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.

THE TOP FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING WILL BE USED AS A RESTAURANT, TWO LOWER FLOORS FOR SHOPS AND MARKET STALLS, THREE FLOORS RESERVED FOR A CAR PARK FOR ABOUT 140 VEHICLES AND TWO BASEMENT FLOORS FOR SERVICE-TRADE SHOPS,

WAH FU ESTATE, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 1971 IS VIRTUALLY A SELF-CONTAINED TOWNSHIP WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 45.000. IT HAS WITHIN ITS BOUNDARY FOUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, NINE KÍNDER- GARTENS, A NURSERY, A RESTAURANT, A DEPARTMENT STORE AND A HOST OF OTHER WELFARE FACILITIES TO SERVE RESIDENTS.

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