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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1992
DURING TODAY'S VISIT, MR PATTEN WAS BRIEFED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND
LANDS, MR TONY EASON, AND THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, ON HOUSING POLICY, NEW TOWN PROGRAMME AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
ACCOMPANIED BY MR EASON AND MR BLAKE, THE GOVERNOR TOOK A HELICOPTER TO TIN SHUI WAI TO SEE DEVELOPMENTS THERE.
THE NEW TOWN WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR 140,000 PEOPLE WITH A FULL OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES INCLUDING SCHOOLS, CLINICS, A PARK, A POOL COMPLEX, A SPORTS STADIUM AND AN INDOOR RECREATIONAL
RANGE SWIMMING CENTRE.
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HE THEN PROCEEDED TO TSEUNG KWAN O FOR A TOUR OF THE NEW TOWN DESIGNED FOR A POPULATION OF 443,000 WITH FACILITIES SIMILAR TO THOSE IN TIN SHUI WAI.
APART FROM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, TSEUNG KWAN O WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR A NEW INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND PORT DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING A DOCKYARD AND DEEP WATERFRONT INDUSTRY.
AFTERWARDS, HE VISITED THE NEARBY YAU YUE WAN RESITE VILLAGE. IT WAS BUILT IN 1988 TO REHOUSE ABOUT 200 VILLAGERS FROM THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT.
HAVING SEEN THE NEW TOWNS, MR PATTEN PROCEEDED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS. HE HAD LUNCH WITH CHAIRMEN OF THE AUTHORITY'S VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND WAS BRIEFED ON THE OVERALL PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME BY AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR DEREK MESSLING.
HE SAW THE APPLICATIONS SECTION AND PRIORITY SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY.
ACCOMPANIED BY SIR DAVID AND MR MESSLING, HE TOURED UPPER WONG ΤΑΙ SIN ESTATE, ONE OF THE EARLIER ESTATES WHICH IS TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE AUTHORITY'S REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. HE VISITED A FAMILY WHICH HAD BEEN LIVING THERE FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS.
FROM THERE, HE WENT TO SEE PHASE 7 OF THE NEW WANG TAU HOM ESTATE, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. HE WAS SHOWN DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLATS WITH BETTER ORGANISED LIVING SPACE IN THE NEW HARMONY BLOCK SERIES.
ESTATES
HE ALSO VISITED TAK TIN ESTATE, ONE OF THE NEWLY BUILT FOR REHOUSING TENANTS FROM NEARBY LAM TIN ESTATE, WHICH IS BEING
REDEVELOPED.
REDEVELOPMENT.
ESTATE.
HE LEARNED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME FOR REPLACING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND FOR REHOUSING TENANTS AFFECTED
HE THEN CALLED ON A FAMILY RELOCATED FROM LAM TIN
OLD BY
THE GOVERNOR ENDED HIS VISIT WITH A TOUR OF TAK
TIN
ESTATE'S
SHOPPING CENTRE.
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