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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1985

MODERN HOMES FOR 26 800 MORE PEOPLE BY 1987

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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY SIGNED TWO LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING CONTRACTS TOTALLING OVER $392 MILLION - THE SECOND BATCH AWARDED IN 1985.

THE CONTRACTS WERE SIGNED BY MR FRED PANG YUK-LING

WHO THIS WEEK SUCCEEDED MR DAVID FORD AS DIRECTOR OF HOUSING. MR FORD IS NOW SECRETARY FOR HOUSING.

THEY COVER CAISSON FOUNDATIONS AND/OR CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR NEW BLOCKS IN TWO ESTATES, PROVIDING HOMES FOR 26 800 MORE PEOPLE BY 1987.

ONE IS VALUED AT $210.6 MILLION AND IS FOR CAISSON FOUNDATIONS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR MODERN BLOCKS AT CHUK YUEN ESTATE UNDER ITS FOURTH PHASE.

THE FOUR 35-STOREY TRIDENT III BLOCKS WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 3 264 FLATS FOR 15 000 PEOPLE ON COMPLETION BY THE END OF 1987.

CHUK YUEN ESTATE IS BEING DEVELOPED IN FIVE PHASES, AND WILL BECOME ONE OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S LARGEST PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN KOWLOON ON FULL COMPLETION BY 1988, HOUSING ALTOGETHER 50 000 PEOPLE.

THE FIRST THREE BLOCKS OF THE ESTATE WERE COMPLETED LAST YEAR AND ARE NOW HOUSING 10 000 PEOPLE. FOUR OTHER BLOCKS FOR 14 000 MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING BUILT UNDER THE SECOND AND THIRD PHASES.

THE OTHER CONTRACT, WORTH $181.6 MILLION, IS FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE LAM TIN ESTATE NORTH EXTENSION PROJECT.

WORKS WILL COVER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE 35-STOREY TRIDENT HI BLOCKS WITH 2 448 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS FOR 11 800 PEOPLE BY 1987.

ALSO TO BE BUILT WILL BE A COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND TWO MULTI-STOREY CARPARKS, PLUS ASSOCIATED ROADS, DRAINAGE AND EXTERNAL WORKS.

THE LAM TIN ESTATE NORTH EXTENSION IN TWO PHASES. CONSTRUCTION WORK UNDER UNDERWAY ON THREE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME 6 700 PEOPLE ON COMPLETION BY 1986.

PROJECT IS BEING DEVELOPED THE FIRST PHASE IS WELL BLOCKS WHICH WILL HOUSE

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