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Home ownership blocks will be built to satisfactory standard

Following is a question by the Hon Fred Li Wah-ming and a written reply the Secretary for Housing, Mr Dominic S W Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

There have been complaints recently from residents of home ownership scheme flats that the standards of quality of their flats were not in conformity with the descriptions in the sales brochures. For example, in the sales brochure of Phase 15A flats at Tsz On Court and Ko Chun Court, it was stated that mosaic tiles and acrylic paint would be used for the external walls of the buildings. However, acrylic paint was used for most of the external walls of Ko Chun Court while mosaic tiles were used for Tsz On Court. It was unfair to the residents that the authority concerned neither informed them nor made any public announcement about the change. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council whether the Housing Department has switched to the use of acrylic paint on the external walls of Ko Chun Court; and what appropriate remedial measures will be taken?

Answer

Mr President,

Owing to the shortage of skilled labour for laying mosaic tiles and technological improvements in the quality of acrylic paint, the Housing Department's current practice is to use fewer mosaic tiles and more acrylic paint on the external walls of domestic blocks.

Both Ko Chun Court and Tsz On Court have a combination of acrylic paint and mosaic tiles on the external walls of their domestic blocks. There is no contradiction with the descriptions in the sales brochures of these blocks.

The Housing Department places emphasis on the quality of its construction work. Members of this Council may rest assured that the domestic blocks in Ko Chun Court, which will be completed later this year, will be built to a satisfactory standard

before the flats are handed over to the purchasers.

End/Wednesday, February 15, 1995

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