SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1984
+ALLOCATION WILL BE MADE TO APPLICANT FAMILIES SUBJECT TO THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF FLATS AVAILABLE.+
THE QUOTA FOR THA RESIDENTS HAS BEEN ENLARGED THIS YEAR FROM 1 500 UNITS LAST YEAR TO 2 200 THIS YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN REVEALED.
HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE TRAWLING EXERCISES, APART FROM CREATING A NEW AVENUE FOR THA RESIDENTS IN GETTING EARLY REHOUSING IN PERMANENT FLATS, WILL MAKE THA UNITS AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY REHOUSING OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.
EVER SINCE TRAWLING WAS STARTED AMONG THA RESIDENTS IN 1980 SOME 19 000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REHOUSED IN PERMANENT PUBLIC HOUSING. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO SOME 28 600 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED PERMANENT PUBLIC HOUSING THROUGH THE GENERAL WAITING LIST AND CLEARANCE OF THAS DURING THE SAME PERIOD.
THIS YEAR'S TRAWLING IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES, THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS STARTED IN MAY WHEN 800 FLATS IN KWONG FUK ESTATE IN TAI PO, CHEUNG WAH ESTATE IN FANLING, AND SUN CHUI ESTATE IN SHA TIN,.WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO APPLICANT THA RESIDENTS.
THE SECOND PHASE WAS STARTED IN AUGUST AND IS PROVIDING
1 400 FLATS IN FIVE OTHER ESTATES.
THEY ARE LOK WAH IN KOWLOON EAST, SHEK LEI AND CHEUNG HONG IN TSUEN WAN AND MEI LAM AND POK HONG IN SHA TIN.
AMONG THE LUCKY THA TENANTS WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED A NEW HOUSING UNIT IS 53-YEAR-OLD MR SEU KING.
MR STU. WHO FORMERLY LIVED WITH HIS FAMILY OF FIVE AT HA
KWAI CHUNG THA, HAS JUST MOVED INTO HIS NEW FLAT AT SUN CHUI ESTATE.
HE SAID: +AFTER SEVEN YEARS RESIDENCE IN A THA, IT IS QUITE A CHANGE FOR US TO LIVE IN A BRAND NEW SELF-CONTAINED FLAT.
+THE FLAT IS MORE SPACIOUS 32.5 SQUARE METRES AS COMPARED WITH ONLY 11.1 SQUARE METRES OF MY FORMER THA UNIT.
+THE PRIVACY AND GOOD FACILITIES THAT WE ARE ENJOYING MORE THAN COMPENSATE FOR ANY DISRUPTION CAUSED IN THE CHANGE IN ENVIRONMENT.
IT IS ALSO +IN FACT, THE ENVIRONMENT HERE IS VERY GOOD. VERY CONVENIENT FOR MY WIFE IN DOING HER SHOPPING AND THE CHILDREN ARE ATTENDING SCHOOLS WHICH ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE ESTATE.
+DESPITE THE DIFFERENCE IN RENT PAID BETWEEN THE THA UNIT AND THIS NEW FLAT I THINK IT IS WORTH EVERY CENT THAT I HAVE SPENT.+
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