FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1984
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DURING THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, MR CHAMBERS NOTED, THE SOCIETY HAD OPENED FIVE HOMES PROVIDING A TOTAL OF SOME 220 PLACES, 157 OF THEM RESIDENTIAL.
HE SAID THE SOCIETY HAD AGREED TO TAKE ON ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOME FOR 150 ADULTS IN SHA TIN, DUE FOR COMPLETION IN 1987.
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HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE +DEDICATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE SOCIETY AND ITS UNTIRING FUND-RAISING EFFORTS+. HE ALSO THANKED THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOR ITS GRANT TOWARDS THE RECURRENT COSTS OF THE PROJECT IN 1984-85.
THE PRISCILLA HOME WILL BE ABLE TO CATER FOR 15 RESIDENTS, WHO WILL BE CARED FOR BY THE SOCIETY'S STAFF AND WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP AS MANY SKILLS AS POSSIBLE.
$2.9-MILLION TENDER FOR TSING YI ESTATE ******
DEVELOPMENT FOR TSING YI ESTATE ON TSING YI ISLAND IS TAKING ANOTHER STEP FORWARD AS THE SECOND STAGE OF PILING WORK BEGINS SHORTLY FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE HOUSING PROJECT.
A PILING TENDER WORTH $2.9 MILLION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF A FOUR-STOREY COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND A CAR PARK, PLUS AN ELEVATED WALKWAY.
+WORK WILL TAKE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO FINISH,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY.
HE SAID THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND THE CAR PARK, ON FULL COMPLETION BY 1986, WOULD HOUSE A MARKET, A SUPERMARKET, A RESTAURANT, TWO COOKED-FOOD STALLS AND 101 PARKING SPACES.
+THE COOKED-FOOD STALLS WILL BE LOCATED ON THE PODIUM OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE.+
MEANWHILE THE FIRST TWO TRIDENT BLOCKS ON THE ESTATE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL HOUSE 7 500 PEOPLE IN 1 620 FLATS WHEN COMPLETED BY EARLY 1986.
THE ENTIRE TSING YI ESTATE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY 1988 AND WILL HAVE 3 040 FLATS IN FOUR TRIDENT BLOCKS FOR 1 500 PEOPLE.
NAMED AFTER THE ISLAND, THE ESTATE IS THE THIRD PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT AFTER CHEUNG CHING AND CHEUNG HONG ESTATES ON TSING YI.
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