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ranging from $116,200 (47 m2 gross area) at Siu Hong Court in Tuen Mun to $310,000 (65 m2) at On Kay Court in Ngau Tau Kok.

The second sales exercise (Phase VIA) commenced in June when 5 200 HOS and 1 400 PSPS flats were offered. HOS prices ranged from $99,800 for a 50 m2 flat in a Trident block at May Shing Court, Sha Tin, to $223,400 for a 55 m2 flat in a standard HOS block at the same estate. Prices for the PSPS flats at Tai Po Plaza ranged from $156,500 to $248,800.

The third sales exercise (Phase VIB) in October consisted of 4 300 PSPS flats at Richland Gardens, Kowloon Bay, priced at $188,300 to $340,600. In January 1985, a further 3 800 flats were due to be put up for sale under Phase VIIA. These HOS flats, located in Sha Tin, Tsing Yi and Shek Wu Hui, were priced in the range of $96,600 to $186,200.

Urban Housing and Redevelopment

On Hong Kong Island, the Housing Authority has carried out major site formation works so as to solve the problem of scarcity of land for development. In Chai Wan, site formation work will provide 3 700 flats for rental and 640 flats for home purchasers, while on Ap Lei Chau building of 4 000 flats is underway.

In East Kowloon, 731 flats in Sau Mau Ping and 456 Home Ownership Scheme flats at On Kay Court were completed. Projects under construction for Lok Wah Phase III and IV, Diamond Hill Phase I and Lam Tin North Extension Phase II will provide 12 900 flats for rental and the HOS. Site formation works at Lam Tin South and Diamond Hill Phase II will provide building sites for a further 5 000 flats.

In central Kowloon, 2 100 flats at Chuk Yuen Phase I and 1 600 HOS flats at Cheung Wo Court were completed. Major housing projects are under construction at Chuk Yuen (further phases) and Ma Chai Hang, and, on completion, will provide 4 000 rental flats and 2 750 HOS flats. A joint venture between the Housing Authority and the Urban Council will produce 400 flats and market facilities at Po On Street and work is progressing smoothly.

An extensive redevelopment programme to accelerate the rehousing of all Mark I and II tenants by 1990 was drawn up. Under the programme, the redevelopment of the first estate in Shek Kip Mei was completed in 1984. A total of 6 600 flats were produced under the redevelopment projects in Tai Hang Tung, Wang Tau Hom, Shek Kip Mei, Lei Cheng Uk and Tai Wo Hau. The conversion schemes in Shek Kip Mei and Hung Hom provided another 540 self-contained flats for small households.

Construction of new blocks was progressing well at the Wan Tsui Extension, Tai Hang Tung, Lower Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping Road), Wang Tau Hom, Tung Tau and Hung Hom. Altogether, they will produce 7 900 flats for rehousing purposes. Building of a large shopping centre in Lok Fu is in its final stage. Several old blocks were demolished in Tai Hang Tung and Lower Wong Tai Sin and more will be pulled down in Wang Tau Hom, Tung Tau, Tai Wo Hau and Lei Cheng Uk for construction of new domestic blocks.

Housing in New Towns and Rural Townships

In Tsuen Wan, 3 200 flats were completed under Cheung Hong Phase III and IV and a further 2 000 flats will soon be completed under Phase V. A housing estate project at Shek Lei Extension and Tsing Yi Area I will produce a total of 4 600 flats.

In Sha Tin, 6000 flats were completed under Lung Hang Phase III and Chun Shek Phase I. A total of 8 500 flats are due to be completed in the next two years at Mei Lam,