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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1978

GOVERNOR VISITS HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, SAID TODAY THE HOME OWNERSHIP. SCHEME HAS OPENED A NEW ERA IN THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN HONG KONG.

SIR MURRAY SAID THIS DURING HIS TOUR OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE AT 01 MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX THIS MORNING.

DURING THE VISIT, MR. CHARLES SIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, SHOWED SIR MURRAY THE VARIOUS MODELS AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SIX PROJECTS IN PHASE OF THE SCHEME, WHICH ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE CENTRE'S EXHIBITION HALL.

SIR MURRAY SAID HE WAS IMPRESSED BY HOW QUICKLY THE SCHEME HAD PROGRESSED SINCE PLANNING STARTED IN 1976, AND BY THE ENTHUSIASM AND DETERMINATION SHOWN BY EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

HE WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED THAT THE PRICE OF THE FLATS HAD BEEN KEPT TO A LEVEL WHICH LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE COULD GENUINELY AFFORD.

THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE OF MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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