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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1985

HE SAID ALSO COMPLETED IN THE LATEST AND LAST PHASE OF POK HONG WERE A HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY AND A PRIMARY SCHOOL.

+WHEN THE NEW BLOCKS ARE FULLY OCCUPIED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE ESTATE POPULATION WILL BE BOOSTED TO 26 000.+

OPENED IN EARLY 1983 AS THE SIXTH PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN SHA TIN, POK HONG HAS DEVELOPED INTO A SELF-SUFFICIENT COMMUNITY WITH WIDE RANGING FACILITIES.

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IN THE PREVIOUS TWO PHASES, FIVE DOMESTIC BLOCKS IN SLAB AND DOUBLE-H FORM HAVE BEEN BUILT AND ARE NOW HOUSING ALTOGETHER 15 000 PEOPLE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID A SHOPPING CENTRE CONTAINING 35 SHOPS HAD BEEN OPENED TO SERVE THE TENANTS, WHILE SOME 62 STALLS IN A MARKET HAD ALSO BEEN IN BUSINESS.

+THE CHARACTERISTIC ARCH SKYLIGHT AND TERRACED INTERIOR LAYOUT OF THE SHOPPING CENTRE HAS MADE IT AN ATTRACTION OF THE ESTATE, HE SAID.

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OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDED A NURSERY, TWO KINDERGARTENS, TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS, A COMMUNITY HALL, A SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY AS WELL AS A CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE.

+AMPLE LANDSCAPED SITTING-OUT AND RECREATIONAL AREAS AND COURTS FOR VARIOUS BALL GAMES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE,+ HE SAID.

+A SITE IN THE ESTATE HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO MEET THE ANTICIPATED EDUCATION NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.

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VACANT SITE TO BE DEVELOPED ***

A VACANT SITE AT MODEL VILLAGE IN KOWLOON CITY WILL BE TURNED INTO A RECREATIONAL AREA FOR RESIDENTS UNDER A PROPOSED PROJECT BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD.

THE BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE (EIC) HAS APPROVED THE LEVELLING AND CLEARING OF THE 220-SQUARE-METRE SITE WHICH IS NOW COVERED WITH THICK UNDERGROWTH AND DEBRIS.

RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE SITE HAD BECOME A BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOES AND INSECTS AND AN ILLEGAL REFUSE DUMPING AREA.

PENDING THE STABILISATION OF A NEARBY SLOPE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL CONSIDER TURNING THE SITE INTO A SITTING-OUT AREA FOR RESIDENTS PROVIDING FACILITIES SUCH AS BENCHES, FLOWER BEDS AND CHILDREN'S PLAY FACILITIES.

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