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MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1984

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MP PAK SUM-CHUNG, AN ENGINEER, SAID THAT THERE WAS MORE FAMILY LIFE IN THEIR NEW HOME PARTLY BECAUSE HE WAS NOT DISTRACTED BY URBAN NIGHT-LIFE.

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THE FAMILY HAD BEEN QUITE HAPPY WITH THEIR FLAT IN KWUN TONG BECAUSE IT WAS CONVENIENT, BUT WHEN THEY WERE EVICTED THEY HAD TAKEN THE FLAT IN TAI HING BECAUSE THEY COULD MOVE IN STRAIGHT AWAY.

ONE OF THE THREE BEDROOMS IN THEIR 59.4-SQUARE-METRE SIU HONG COURT FLAT IS USED AS A STUDY AT PRESENT. MR AND MRS PAK PLAN TO ARRANGE A BEDROOM FOR EACH OF THEIR CHILDREN WHEN THE YOUNGSTERS GET OLDER.

THE COUPLE PRAISED TUEN MUN AS A GOOD PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY, WITH A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT, CLEAN AIR, AND NONE OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE OLD URBAN AREAS.

BOTH CHILDREN LIKE THE SIU HONG PLAYGROUNDS THE SORT OF THING THEY HAD TO USE IN KWUN TONG.

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QUITE UNLIKE

BUT ABOVE ALL THE PAKS ARE HAPPY THAT THEIR HOME NO LONGER DEPENDS ON A LANDLORD'S WHIM. MR PAK HAS PAID HALF THE COST OF THE FLAT ALREADY, AND THE FAMILY FEELS A SENSE OF SECURE BELONGING THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IN RENTED ACCOMMODATION.

OUTSIDE, THERE WERE FAMILIES STROLLING IN THE RECREATION AREA, AND OLD PEOPLE SUNNING THEMSELVES ON THE BENCHES. IT WAS EASY TO SEE HOW A FAMILY COULD REGARD SIU HONG COURT AS A PLACE TO STOP AND PUT DOWN ROOTS.

GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR PEKING

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR PEKING THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON TO CONTINUE TO TAKE PART IN THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

HE WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY. SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO, AND THE VICE-CHIEF EDITOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR TAN GAN.

ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR TO PEKING WERE THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INTERPRETER, MR Y.P. CHENG.

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