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Dr. ryor said these redevelopment schemes were taking place about

the same time because it was preferable to have projects under way in as many

districts as possible, since this put "on stream" new accommodation in various

districts besides demonstrating the Authority's desire to redevelop all old

estates.

Outlining the scheme at Shek Kip Mei, he said the old estate

originally housed about 62,000 people at a density of more than 2,000

per acre. The scheme is now almost half-complete.

The redevelopment would transform Shek Kip Mei into a "new" estate

for only 33,000 people living in either redeveloped or converted blocks and

served by a new commercial complex to be built in the centre of the estate

where 10 old blocks once stood.

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"The design of both the new and converted flats has been carefully

conceived to provide a range of flat sizes to match as closely as possible

the distribution of household sizes," he said.

At Tai Hang Tung, he said, a new estate complete with a modern

commercial complex was being built next to the present old estate of 14

blocks, and the first phase of this would be ready by the middle of next year.

"Again, in rehousing tenants from the old blocks, the individusl

circumstances of each family will be taken into consideration as far as

practicable," said Dr. Pryor.

At Chai Wan West, the redevelopment scheme was so successful that

within weeks of details being announced, all tenants of the two blocks

involved in the first phase applied for rehousing, most of them in new

blocks at Hing Wah II Estate.

At Tai Wo Hau, the first group of tenants requiring rehousing had

been offered new flats mainly in the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung district because

of their strong socio-economic ties with the area.

"The