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HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY AREA
PRESS RELEASE
新聞稿
Thursday, 17 June 1976.
HOMES FOR 11,000 PEOPLE
Construction of Hammer Hill Road Estate to Start
Another public housing estate providing homes for 11,000 people is to be built in urban Kowloon close to Choi Hung Estate.
The Housing Authority today awarded a $34 million contract to a local construction firm for the building of the new Hammer Hill Road Estate.
early 1978.
Building work will begin next month and be completed in
Due to the geographical feature of the site, a large podium will be formed and two 21-storey and one seven-storey blocks providing 1,600 self-contained flats will be built on it.
Under the podium will be a two-storey commercial centre housing a large restaurant and a mumber of shops as well as spaces for service trades. It will also provide a children's play area and a carpark for
150 vehicles,
The market area will be located on the inner part of the podium and a primary school has been planned at the eastern corner of the estate.
There will be an adequate provision of sitting out and play areas and premises for welfare organisations.
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