XN000022-1975-06-06 — Page 4

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1975.

FIRST STAGE OF LAI KING ESTATE ALMOST READY

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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S TEN-YEAR HOUSING PROGRAMME WILL SOON MOVE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD WHEN THE FIRST 6,500 TENANTS MOVE INTO THEIR NEW HOMES IN LA! KING ESTATE IN KWAI CHUNG IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

THE FIRST TWO 15-STOREY BLOCKS OF THE ESTATE WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH, AND THE FIRST GROUP OF TENANTS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN DIRECTLY AFTERWARDS.

IN THE MEANTIME, WORK ON THE OTHER FIVE BLOCKS IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.

THE ESTATE COMPRISES TWO 22-STOREY AND FIVE 15-STOREY BLOCKS PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 4,239 FLATS WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE 27,000 PEOPLE BY JUNE NEXT YEAR.

BUILT ON A 150-ACRE SITE, THE SELF-CONTAINED ESTATE WILL HAVE THE SOCIAL INFRA-STRUCTURE THAT GOES WITH NEW HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATES.

AMONG THE FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED ARE SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS, RECREATIONAL AND OPEN SPACE, WELFARE AND COMMUNITY PREMISES, RESTAURANTS AND CAR PARKS AS WELL AS A POST OFFICE AND SHOPPING CENTRE.

MEANWHILE, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY INVITED TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 240 METRES OF INTERNAL ROADS, FIVE OPEN-AIR CAR PARKS AND A BASKETBALL COURT IN THE ESTATE.

WORK ON THE PROJECT

DESIGNED BY PWD'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE (NEW TERRITORIES DIVISION) IS DUE TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND . SHOULD BE FINISHED IN A YEAR'S TIME.

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