3.57. Work was in hand on site formation on several sites and these together with sites already formed but awaiting consolidation, will provide 122,000 additional individual units.
3.58. It was with some pride that during the year it was possible to announce that the millionth person had been resettled.
3.59. Work continued with the Government Low Cost Housing programme in which the individual living unit is 35 sq. ft. as opposed to the 24 sq. ft. in Resettlement blocks. Nine blocks comprising 32,700 individual units were completed and a further 30 blocks containing a total of 113,000 individual units were under construction.
3.60. Construction was in progress on 13 estate schools which will provide 312 primary classrooms. Site formation works in hand or recently completed will provide sites for a further 74,000 individual living units.
Social Welfare Buildings
3.61. At Castle Peak Boys' Home a trade training block was completed, providing workshops and classrooms for practical instruction in useful trades.
3.62. Work was started on an approved school for boys at Kau Wah Keng in the New Territories and on a training centre for mentally defective children and adults, combined with a hostel for adults, at Kwun Tong.
Urban Services Buildings and Recreation Areas
3.63. A new sports ground was completed at Perth Street, Kowloon. Work was well in hand on a sports ground at Yuen Long, while another at Tsuen Wan, was nearing completion. Several other playgrounds or parks of varying sizes were completed and work was proceeding on others as part of the continuing programme aimed at providing areas for the safe recreation of both adults and children.
3.64. Three public latrines and four bathhouses with attached latrines were completed in various parts of the urban areas and New Territories and two more were under construction.
3.65. The new hawker bazaar at Yuen Long was completed, providing 399 hawker stalls together with an office, store, refuse loading bay and public toilets.
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3.57. Work was in hand on site formation on several sites and these together with sites already formed but awaiting consolidation, will provide 122,000 additional individual units.
3.58. It was with some pride that during the year it was possible to announce that the millionth person had been resettled.
3.59. Work continued with the Government Low Cost Housing programme in which the individual living unit is 35 sq. ft. as opposed to the 24 sq. ft. in Resettlement blocks. Nine blocks comprising 32,700 individual units were completed and a further 30 blocks containing a total of 113,000 individual units were under construction.
3.60. Construction was in progress on 13 estate schools which will provide 312 primary classrooms. Site formation works in hand or recently completed will provide sites for a further 74,000 individual living units.
Social Welfare Buildings
3.61. At Castle Peak Boys' Home a trade training block was completed, providing workshops and classrooms for practical instruction in useful trades.
3.62. Work was started on an approved school for boys at Kau Wah Keng in the New Territories and on a training centre for mentally defective children and adults, combined with a hostel for adults, at Kwun Tong.
Urban Services Buildings and Recreation Areas
3.63. A new sports ground was completed at Perth Street, Kowloon. Work was well in hand on a sports ground at Yuen Long, while another at Tsuen Wan, was nearing completion. Several other playgrounds or parks of varying sizes were completed and work was proceeding on others as part of the continuing programme aimed at providing areas for the safe recreation of both adults and children.
3.64. Three public latrines and four bathhouses with attached latrines were completed in various parts of the urban areas and New Territories and two more were under construction.
3.65. The new hawker bazaar at Yuen Long was completed, providing 399 hawker stalls together with an office, store, refuse loading bay and public toilets.
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