FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1975
MORE HOUSING BLOCKS PLANNED TO EASE OVERCROWDING
AT TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL BUILD THREE PUBLIC HOUSING BLOCKS ON THE FORMER TAI HANG SAI COTTAGE AREA SITE TO REHOUSE ABOUT 6,000 TENANTS OF NEARBY TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE THREE 12-STOREY BLOCKS AND A TWO-STOREY MARKET AND SHOPPING CENTRE, AS WELL AS AN ESTATE CARPARK, IS SCHEDULED TO START IN AUGUST AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MID-1977.
QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS WISHING TO TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUC- TION WORKS ARE INVITED TO INFORM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BY LETTER OF THEIR INTENTION BEFORE NOON ON JUNE 13, 1975.
THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TAI HANG TUNG REDEVELOPMENT OPERATION WILL START AS SOON AS THE THREE BLOCKS ARE READY FOR OCCUPATION,
THE FULL SCHEME ENVISAGES THE EVENTUAL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING FOURTEEN MARK 1 BLOCKS WHICH NOW HOUSE SOME 35,000 PEOPLE. IN THEIR PLACE WILL BE 12-STOREY BLOCKS WITH SELF-CONTAINED FLATS, EACH WITH ITS OWN BALCONY, KITCHEN, TOILET AND SHOWER.
WITH THE REHOUSING OF PART OF THE EXISTING POPULATION IN TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE, THE POPULATION DENSITY THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED FROM 2,700 PEOPLE PER ACRE TO ABOUT 1,700 PEOPLE PER ACRE.
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