55. These 240 square feet bays were, in the first buildings, divided by centre line partitions into rooms of 120 square feet. In September 1956, the experiment was tried in one of the new blocks at Li Cheng Uk of varying the position of this partition wall or of omitting it altogether, in order to produce rooms of four different sizes, and this is now standard practice. The dimensions of the rooms, with their monthly rents, are:
(a) $10 rooms of about 86 square feet for families of 3 to 31⁄2 ‘adults'; (b) $14 rooms of about 120 square feet (the previous standard size)
for families of 4 to 5 'adults";
(c) $18 rooms of about 152 square feet for families of 5 to 6
'adults';
(d) $28 rooms of about 240 square feet for families of 8 to 10
‘adults' (or two smaller families wishing to share)
(A child under 10 years of age is counted as half an adult).
56. On sites where space is limited or where difficulties in site formation preclude the use of the standard 'H' block, a modified single- wing block, known as an 'I' block, is used. The design and the dimen- sions are similar to each wing of the 'H' blocks, the only difference being that the latrines and bathrooms are incorporated in the block. The estate at Lo Fu Ngam is composed entirely of 'I' blocks.
57. Each of the upper floors of both the 'H' blocks and the single- wing 'I' blocks can easily be converted at little cost into self-contained flats either of 240 square feet (one bay), 360 square feet (one and a half bays) or 480 square feet (two bays) each with its own kitchen, lavatory, shower and private balcony. Conversions of this kind have in fact been made on the top floors of blocks in each estate in order to provide quarters for the estate staff. Drawings showing how these conversions can be made may be found at Appendix II at the end of this report. One 'I' block at Lo Fu Ngam Estate was built entirely as self-contained flats, the majority of which are of the single bay type with a floor area of 240 square feet for which the rent, inclusive of rates, is $45 a month. There are in addition a certain number of larger flats of 360 square feet for which the inclusive rent is $65 a month. A second block of the same type at Wong Tai Sin Estate was completed in March 1958. These self-contained flats are reserved for families who at the time of clearance occupied accommodation of a higher standard than is provided by the standard resettlement room.
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