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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1984

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SHEK LEI ESTATE EXTENSION NEARING COMPLETION

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THE SHEK LEI ESTATE EXTENSION PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION WITH THREE OF ITS FOUR MODERN BLOCKS ALMOST READY FOR OCCUPATION.

THE THREE RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS, BUILT UNDER THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT, WILL PROVIDE 2 253 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS FOR A POPULATION OF 10 500 PEOPLE.

+WHEN THESE ARE HANDED OVER TO THE ESTATE MANAGEMENT OFFICE LATER THIS MONTH, APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER WILL BE INVITED FROM SERIOUSLY OVER CROWDED FAMILIES AT THE OLDER SHEK LEI ESTATE PROVIDED THAT THEIR FAMILY INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED $7 500 A MONTH, A HOUSING AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

+THE RENTS FOR MOST OF THE NEW UNITS WILL RANGE FROM $430 PER MONTH FOR A FIVE-PERSON FLAT TO $660 PER MONTH FOR A NINE-PERSON FLAT,+ HE ADDED.

THE EXTENSION PROJECT IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN TWO PHASES, THE FIRST OF WHICH PRODUCED TWO 19-STOREY SLAB BLOCKS AND ONE 26/28-STOREY DOUBLE-H BLOCK.

ALSO PROVIDED UNDER THIS PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT IS A TWO- STOREY CAR PARK, AN EXTERNAL LIFT TOWER, A FOOTBRIDGE LINK AND ASSOCIATED ROADS, DRAINAGE AND EXTERNAL WORKS.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ONE MORE RESIDENTIAL BLOCK OF THE 26/28-STOREY DOUBLE-H DESIGN WITH A TOTAL OF 778 FLATS FOR 4 200 PEOPLE, A SECONDARY SCHOOL AND A RECREATIONAL GROUND.

THIS PHASE IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY 1986.

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LIBRARY THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC WITH PICTURES

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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES HAS BUILT UP A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1.17 MILLION BLACK-AND-WHITE NEGATIVES AND 130 000 COLOUR TRANSPARENCIES.

THESE PICTURES FORM A VIVID PANORAMA OF THE EVENTS, PEOPLE AND PLACES OF HONG KONG OVER THE YEARS.

THE LIBRARY, LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE IN CENTRAL, IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND COPIES OF PRINTS MAY BE OPTAINED FOR A NOMINAL FEE.

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