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Wednesday, harsh 3, 1976
$35M EXTENSION TO WAH FU ESTATE
Two more huge housing blocks and a commercial centre will be
added to the Housing Authority's popular Wah Fu Estate to meet the need
for public housing in the Aberdeen area.
A $35.8 million contract was today awarded to a local construction
firm for the building works.
The Director of Housing, Mr. Donald P.H. Liao, signed the contrast
on behalf of the Housing Authority.
The two new twin-tower blocks will be built on a nine-acre site
opposite Wah Hing and Wah Sang House, Together, they will provide 1,434
self-contained flats for about 10,700 people.
The six-storey commercial complex, planned to meet the additional
shopping and marketing demand of the increased population, will accommodate
a restaurant, some 30 shops and a number of market stalls, a car park and
premises for service trades.
Architects responsible for the project have devised a system of
linked elevated pedestrian decks joining the two 22 and 24 storeyed blocks
with the bus terminus and the commercial block.
Construction is expected to begin later this month and be completed
in about 24 months.
The population of Wah Fu Estate will increase to about 55,000 when
fully developed in mid-1978.
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