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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1984

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600 FLATS SOLD AT RICHLAND GARDENS

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MORE THAN 600 FLATS AT RICHLAND GARDENS IN KOWLOON BAY HAVE BEEN SOLD TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS OVER THE WEEK SINCE THE SALES BOOK WAS OPEN ON MONDAY.

+ THE GOOD RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT SALES CLEARLY INDICATES THAT HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS CONTINUE TO BE WELCOMED BY ASPIRING HOME-OWNERS,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY.

HE SAID THE 4 272 FLATS ON THE FIRST 16 BLOCKS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION WOULD BE SOLD EQUALLY BETWEEN THE TWO CATEGORIES OF GREEN-FORM AND WHITE-FORM APPLICANTS.

+ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WILL BE INVITED TO CALL AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN IN TURNS TO MAKE THEIR CHOICE ACCORDING TO THEIR ORDER OF PRIORITY.

+THOSE ON THE RESERVE LIST MAY, HOWEVER, STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ACQUIRE A FLAT AS THE REMAINING 1 632 FLATS ON THE LAST SIX BLOCKS AT THE ESTATE MAY ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION IF THERE IS SUCH A DEMAND, HE ADDED.

FLATS WITH TWO BEDROOMS ARE PRICED FROM $188 300 EACH AND THOSE WITH THREE BEDROOMS, FROM $251 100. THEY HAVE GROSS AREAS BETWEEN 43.7 AND 57.9 SQUARE METRES.

ALL UNITS WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPATION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.

HOUSING DISPLAY MOVING TO NEW WORLD PLAZA ****

A LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOUSING WILL BE MOVED TO THE NEW WORLD PLAZA, TSIM SHA TSUI, TOMORROW (SATURDAY) FOLLOWING ITS SUCCESS AT THE CITY HALL.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM 2.30 PM TO 4 PM TOMORROW AFTERNOON WHEN A CELEBRATION CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE THERE TO MARK THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME.

AT THE CELEBRATION CEREMONY, LADY HADDON-CAVE, WIFE OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY, WILL CUT A BIRTHDAY CAKE WHICH WILL BE IN THE SHAPE OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S LOGO.

LADY HADDON-CAVE WILL THEN PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO THE MAJOR SPONSORS OF HOUSING FESTIVAL COMPETITIONS, AFTER WHICH SHE WILL TOUR THE EXHIBITION ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR DAVID FORD.

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