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MONDAY, JULY 30, 1984
VISITING MP TOURS PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES
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THE VISITING BRITISH MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, DR JEREMY BRAY, TODAY SAW FOR HIMSELF THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN HONG KONG WHEN HE WENT ON A TOUR OF BOTH OLD AND NEW PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (ADMINISTRATION), MISS ELAINE CHUNG, DR BRAY AND HIS WIFE FIRST VISITED TAI HANG TUNG AND SHEX KIP MEI ESTATES WHICH WERE BUILT SOME 30 YEARS AGO
AS EMERGENCY HOUSING.
DR BRAY NOTED THAT A MAMMOTH REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME HAD GREATLY TRANSFORMED THE TWO OLDER ESTATES INTO MODERN COMMUNITIES WITH SUFFICIENT BASIC FACILITIES AND UP-TO-DATE LIVING STANDARD.
HE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE MODERN LUNG HANG ESTATE AND THE ADJACENT HOME OWNERSHIP KING TIN COURT IN SHA TIN WHERE HE INSPECTED THE WIDE-RANGING FACILITIES FOR TENANTS AND VISITED A FAMILY.
BEFORE STARTING ON HIS TOUR, DR BRAY WAS GIVEN AN IN-DEPTH BRIEFING AT HOUSING AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR DAVID FORD, ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME.
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