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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1985

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID: IN ORDER TO GIVE PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS

CHANCE TO OWN THEIR HOMES AT RICHLAND GARDENS, FRESH .PPLICATIONS FOR THE FLATS ON THE SIX BLOCKS WILL BE INVITED FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

*ALL HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING SOCIETY ESTATE TENANTS MAKING THEIR APPLICATIONS BY USING GREEN FORM WILL BE GIVEN HIGHER PRIORITY TO SELECT THEIR FLATS AS IN THE PREVIOUS SALES EXERCISES, + HE ADDED.

+FAMILIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR MAY ALSO APPLY FOR THE FLATS BY USING WHITE FORM PROVIDED THEY MEET THE PHASE VIB ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

- HOWEVER, THEIR TURN WILL BE BEHIND THE 11 000 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS NOW ON THE PHASE VIB RESERVE LIST.

+AS FOR THOSE PHASE VIB APPLICANTS WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY MADE THEIR SELECTIONS, THEY CAN APPROACH THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS IF THEY WISH TO BUY A FLAT ON THE SIX BLOCKS.+

APPLICATION FORMS AND BROCHURES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE

CENTRE.

THE CENTRE WILL REMAIN OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM TOMORROW AND BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM ON SUNDAY.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE FLATS WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 11).

SHENZHEN GROUP LOOK AT TRANSPORT HERE *****

A SEVEN-MEMBER DELEGATION OF SHENZHEN TRANSPORT OFFICIALS, LED BY MR LI XINTING, DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE SHENZHEN MUNICIPALITY GOVERNMENT, VISITED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY.

THE GROUP ARE HERE TO LOOK AT TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND TO LEARN ABOUT HONG KONG'S TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE.

THEY WERE RECEIVED BY MR PETER LEEDS, COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES SO, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, AND MR PANG HAU-CHUNG, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT (PLANNING AND RESEARCH) AND BRIEFED ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LOCAL TRANSPORT SCENE.

THE BRIEFING WAS FOLLOWED BY VISITS TO THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL, THE COMPUTERISED TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AND KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY LIMITED.

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