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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1985

THE LARGE CHINESE PAINTINGS ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE

FOOTBRIDGES NEAR SHUI BIN WAI ESTATE, WONG UK TSUEN AND OUTSIDE THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL.

PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM FROM A DISTANCE.

THE CITY DISPLAY IS SET UP AT THE ROUNDABOUT IN YUEN LONG TOWN. THE MAJOR COLOURS ARE RED AND GOLD, SYMBOLISING PROSPERITY AND WEALTH.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, WILL SWITCH ON THE LIGHTING DISPLAY AT 7PM TOMORROW (MONDAY) AT THE MINI SOCCER PITCH NEXT TO THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL, TAI YUK ROAD, YUEN LONG.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY.

ESTATE TAKES ON A NEW LOOK

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SAI WAN ESTATE IN HONG KONG WEST HAS TAKEN ON A NEW LOOK WITH ALL ITS FIVE DOMESTIC BLOCKS NEWLY REDECORATED, IN TIME FOR THE FESTIVE LUNAR NEW YEAR,

+ THE $430 000 FACELIFT FOR THE ESTATE IS PART OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S ON-GOING REDECORATION PROGRAMME TO BRIGHTEN UP ESTATES, + SAID A HOUSING SPOKESMAN TODAY,

UNDER THE PROGRAMME, HE SAID PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WERE GIVEN A FACELIFT EVERY FIVE YEARS.

+A TOTAL OF $18.7 MILLION ARE BEING SPENT THIS FINANCIAL YEAR ON REDECORATING 144 BLOCKS IN 21 ESTATES.

+WORKS MAINLY INVOLVE THE REPAINTING OF EXTERNAL WALLS, CORRIDORS, STAIRCASES AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS OF THE ESTATE BLOCKS.+

APART FROM SAI WAN ESTATE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID REDECORATION HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON 16 ESTATES AS WELL SINCE LAST APRIL, WHILE WORKS WOULD SOON BEGIN ON FOUR OTHERS.

+ THE REDECORATION PROGRAMME IS AMONG A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES TO IMPROVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON ESTATES, WHICH INCLUDE RE-ROOF ING, REWIRING, UPGRADING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF SITTING-OUT AREAS.+

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