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Elevation from south

parking space for 335 cars and 10.6 acres of playgrounds and recreation

areas.

A perimeter road will surround the site which will be served by three bus termini. Single deck buses will be used because of the steep gradients.

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In-situ reinforced concrete, cross- wall construction will be used for the multi-storey blocks. There will be three types of accommodation at a standard 35 sq. ft. per person: Type 1 - 24ft. x 14ft.6in. for nine persons; type 2 19ft.3in. x 14ft.6in. for seven persons; and-type 3 - 13ft.9in. x 14ft.5in. for five persons. Each living unit will have its own water supply and its own w.c. attached to a standard 4ft.4in. x 14ft. 6in. balcony. External wall finish will be in cement paint while asbestos bal-

cony panels will be finished in coloured Sandtex.

The estate is being built in three phases. The first is now under construc- tion and is scheduled to be completed by mid-1971. In this stage there are eight 20-storey blocks and one of seven- storeys.

Contracts have been let to Wan Hin & Co. Ltd. for blocks 12, 13, 14, 19 and 20, two lift towers and three estate schools, HK$16,290,887, and Shun Hing Construction Co. for blocks 15 to 18 and one estate school, HK$8,108,545. Tenders for lift instal- lations will be invited shortly and the contract is expected to be awarded within the next few weeks.

Site works for phase 3 are now in hand and work also began recently on

the first stage of roads and services for the estate. About a mile of roads rang- ing from 36ft. to 46ft. wide are being constructed under this contract, which also involves the laying of 12,500ft. of drains of various sizes to take care of the stormwater and foul water in the north eastern portion of the site.

The Kwai Shing estate, like other Government low cost housing estates, is designed by Government for families with incomes up to HK$500 a month. It will be managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.

Four other low cost estates are be- ing built by Government in the Kwai Chung area. They are the Lei Muk Shu, Shek Yum, Kwai Hing and Kwai Fong estates. The total cost of all five estates will be about HK$220 million.

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