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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1984

IN A SENSE,

+THEREFORE, ANY DOMESTIC RENT INCREASE WILL. ALLEVIATE THE MONETARY BURDEN OF THE AUTHORITY SO AS TO BENEFIT MORE PEOPLE IN NEED OF PUBLIC HOUSING.+

MR LIM SAID PART OF THE LATEST RENT INCREASE FOR THE 38 POST-1973 PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WAS FOR THE INCREASED RATES EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL.

*THE AUTHORITY HAS ALREADY ABSORBED $5 MILLION IN RATES FOR THESE ESTATES AND THIS ADDITIONAL CHARGE, IF IT IS NOT TO BE PASSED ONTO THE TENANTS, WILL MEAN AN ADDITIONAL $53 MILLION FOR THE AUTHORITY. IN OTHER WORDS, THE TAXPAYERS WILL HAVE TO BEAR THIS ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDEN.+

MAJOR SPORTS COMPLEX FOR KWUN TONG

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WORK ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE $61-MILLION KOWLOON BAY RECREATION GROUND, THE FIRST MAJOR SPORTS COMPLEX FOR KWUN TONG DISTRICT, IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR.

THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE LAYOUT PLANS FOR THE PROJECT WHICH WILL BE BUILT ON A 5.7-HECTARE SITE BETWEEN KAI YIP ESTATE AND TELFORD GARDEN IN KOWLOON BAY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID THAT AN INDOOR GAMES HALL, A HARD SURFACE MINI-SOCCER PITCH, TWO BASKETBALL-VOLLEYBALL COURTS A LANDSCAPED GARDEN AND A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND WILL BE PROVIDED.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A FULL-SIZED GRASS INFIELD FOOTBALL PITCH, AN EIGHT-LANE 400-METRE ALL WEATHER RUNNING TRACK, FACILITIES FOR FIELD EVENTS. A COVERED SPECTATOR STAND FOR 1 500 PERSONS, CHANGING FACILITIES AND A LIGHT REFRESHMENT KIOSK.

THE INDOOR GAMES HALL WILL CONSIST OF THREE AIR-CONDITIONED SQUASH COURTS, A 1 400 SQUARE-METRE ARENA SUITABLE FOR BASKETBALL, BADMINTON AND VOLLEYBALL GAMES, AND TWO AIR-CONDITIONED GAMES ROOMS.

+SUBJECT TO ANY UNFORESEEN SITE PROBLEMS, PILING WORK WILL START IN DECEMBER AND CONSTRUCTION ON THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WILL BEGIN IN MID-1985.

+THE WHOLE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1987,+ HE SAID.

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