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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1975

ANOTHER HOUSING ESTATE FOR N.T.

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WORK WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR ON THE FIRST STAGE OF A NEW PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE AT SHUN LEE TSUEN IN THE CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD/ANDERSON ROAD AREA.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE NOW BEING CALLED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

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THE CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, MR. JOSEPH LEI, SAID TODAY STAGE ONE OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES, THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO DEGIN IN FEBRUARY. HE SAID IT INVOLVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF

A 30-STOREY, CRUCIFORM TYPE OF DOMESTIC BLOCK, TOGETHER WITH

TWO ADJOINING LOW BLOCKS, EACH TWO STOREYS HIGH.

DESIGNED TO CATER FOR FAMILIES COMPRISING FOUR TO NINE PEOPLE, THE 30-STOREY HOUSING BLOCK WOULD HAVE NEARLY 1,390 SELF-CONTAINED UNITS. ON COMPLETION, IT WOULD PROVIDE HOMES FOR ABOUT 8,900 PEOPLE.

MR. LEI SAID THAT THE LOW BLOCKS WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR A BALANCED COMMUNITY IN A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE. THESE INCLUDED ACCOMMODATION FOR SHOPS, AN ESTATE OFFICE, AND A KINDERGARTEN.

HE SAID THAT PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE. THE SECOND PHASE OF STAGE ONE WOULD BEGIN IN ABOUT APRIL NEXT YEAR.

WORK IN PHASE TWO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER 30-STOREY CRUCIFORM TYPE DOMESTIC BLOCK WITH 1,390 SELF-CONTAINED UNITS AND A SEVEN-STOREY DOMESTIC BLOCK WITH 228 UNITS.

ALSO TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THIS PHASE WOULD BE A COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, A MULTI-STOREY CAR-PARK AND PREMISES FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

ALTOGETHER, THE TWO CRUCIFORM BLOCKS AND THE SEVEN-STOREY BLOCKS WOULD PROVIDE HOUSING FOR ABOUT 19,400 PEOPLE WHEN COMPLETED.

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