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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1985

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THREE HOUSING TENDERS APPROVED

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THREE PUBLIC HOUSING TENDERS TOTALLING MORE THAN $110.7 MILLION WERE APPROVED TODAY BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE.

THEY COVER THE SITE FORMATION WORK FOR A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME ESTATE IN NGAU CHI WAN AND A RENTAL ESTATE IN SIU CHAI WAN, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ON NEW BLOCKS IN HIN KENG ESTATE, SHA TIN.

THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY MR H.M.G. FORSGATE.

COMMITTEE SEES CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

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MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE TODAY WENT ON THE GROUND AND INSPECTED CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS IN THREE KOWLOON PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS.

HEADED BY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR GERALD FORSGATE, THEY VISITED THE KWUN TONG (TSUI PING ROAD) ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, LOK WAH ESTATE AND THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME TIN MA COURT.

MR FORSGATE SAID AFTERWARDS HE WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS.

+IT JUST SEEMS YESTERDAY WHEN I LAST INSPECTED THE SITE FORMATION WORK AT TIN MA COURT IN 1982.+

TIN MA COURT IS BEING DEVELOPED IN TWO PHASES AND WILL HOUSE ALTOGETHER 12 000 PEOPLE IN 2 800 FLATS ON FIVE BLOCKS ON FULL COMPLETION NEXT YEAR.

ACCOMPANIED BY SENIOR HOUSING OFFICIALS, THE PARTY ALSO SAW SEMI-MECHANISED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES IN USE AT THE THIRD PHASE OF REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR KWUN TONG (TSUI PING ROAD) ESTATE.

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