No_6_1956 — Page 51

WONG TAI SIN ESTATE

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RESETTLEMENT

ESTATE

Photograph of the model of the new Resettlement Estate.

In spite of the rapid development the stage where the existing 13/31 expected that both contracts will be of Government resettlement areas at Runway will no longer be required, completed at approximately the same Shek Kip Mei, Tai Hang Tung, Li since these last ten buildings will be date, that is, by mid-May in 1958. Cheng Uk and Lo Fu Ngam, etc., in line with, and fairly close to, the there are still a tremendous number approach of this runway.

construction.

New roads will have to be formed and drains laid, both of which works

of refugees and low-salaried workmen The development of the Wong Tai will be done by the Drainage Office. to be provided for, and a number of Sin Estate will be fairly rapid, with This will be carried out as the building new sites have been considered, sur- far less than usual being spent for site progresses so that communications and veyed, and reserved for resettlement preparation work as the ground is services including water and power practically level, with a gentle slope can be laid on in good time. The main One of the largest resettlement towards Clearwater Bay Road. The access to the area will be by the areas of them all will be the Wong very small amount of levelling that is existing Chuk Yuen Road at present Tai Sin Estate to the north of Kai Tak required for each building is included leading up to the Chuk Yuen cottage Aerodrome, when it is fully develop in the piling contracts, and the level- development area which lies to the ed. The site commences at Clearwater ling of the areas between the blocks north of Wong Tai Sin. This road Bay Road and will extend eventually will be included in the building con- will be considerably widened and from right up to the foothills. For the

new roads will be formed round sent twenty-four 7-storey H-blocks As has already been stated, the and through the estate, providing ef- have been approved to house 10,500 first contract for nine blocks has been

ficient traffic circulation for the pre- families or a total of about 66,000 let and, in point of fact, work has

sent scheme and pave the way for the persons. The contract for the first already started on two of the build-

future development of further nine blocks has already been awarded ings, the piling work having been

nearer to the foothills. to Cheong Lee Construction Co., completed some time ago. The piling amounting to $3,874,297.75, while in for the other blocks is proceeding and, are to be erected, there was formerly the Government Gazette of 9th August

a squatter area which was part of the tenders were called for a further five as each building foundation is ready. densely populated squatter region ex-

pre-

tracts.

work on the structure itself will com-

mence.

it

areas

Where these 24 resettlement blocks

blocks. The first nine blocks will

tending westward all the way to Kow- house approximately 4,660 families,

loon City. The part at present affect- while the five additional blocks will Although the second contract for ed housed just about 100 families, provide accommodation for about five blocks may not be awarded for and towards the end of June these 2,720 families. The construction of some weeks yet, and the work on families were transferred to new quar- the remaining blocks will be delayed this section will therefore start several ters provided for them at Lo Fu until the new Kai Tak project reaches months behind the first section, it is Ngam.

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