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Friday, October 26, 1973

SMALL HOUSE POLICY IMPROVES HOUSING STANDARDS IN N.T.

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The New Territories Administration's revised Small House Policy

has made available 1.5 million square feet of private residential accommodation

for New Territories people in less than a year.

This was stated today by the District Commissioner, New Territories,

Mr. D.C. Bray, when he formally signed the 1,000th Building Licence to be

issued under the scheme during a ceremony at the Yuen Long Town Hall.

At the same time, a gift of furniture valued at $2,000 was presented

to the licensee. The recipient, Mr. Cheung Cho-fat, is a villager of Sun

Fung Wai in Tuen Mun.

He will now be able to build a dern airy house, up to two storeys

high and with a built-over area of up to 100 square feet in which his four

school-aged children will have decent study facilities and plenty of space

for play.

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Mr. Bray also paid tribute to the excellent co-operation the N.T.A.

had received from the Heng Tee Kuk la threshing out che rules for the

scheme which is specifically designed to improve the housing standards of

the people of the rural New Territories.

Note to Editors:

Copies of Mr. Bray's full speech and photographs

of the handing-over ceremony will be boxed for collection

this evening.

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