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HOUSING

The second sale (Phase 8C) was held in September, involving 1 680 HOS flats at Hong Wah Court in Lam Tin and 2 010 PSPS flats at Chevalier Garden in Ma On Shan. Prices for HOS flats ranged from $154,400 for a 44-square-metre flat to $286,800 for a 53-square- metre flat. Prices for the PSPS flats were in the range of $142,300 to $274,200, with a size range of 45 square metres to 63 square metres.

Urban Housing

On Hong Kong Island, major site formation work is taking place at Siu Sai Wan and Kellet Bay. A further site has been identified in Shau Kei Wan and clearance will be carried out in stages between 1992-6. When completed, these sites will provide 13 000 rental flats and 2000 Home Ownership flats. Other sites under active consideration for inclusion in the Public Housing Programme are at the Lei Yue Mun Barracks and Aldrich Bay.

Work on Phase I of Lei Tung Estate at Ap Lei Chau, comprising 4 292 rental flats, was completed while construction of Phase II, comprising 3 248 rental flats, and the 1 960 Yue On Court Home Ownership flats is nearing completion. At Chai Wan, piling work was completed and building work started at the Chai Wan D site.

In East Kowloon, site formation work for Lam Tin South, is underway. The site is one of the largest in the urban area, and when completed between 1991 and 1992 will provide 5 880 rental and 1 400 Home Ownership flats.

Another large estate in Kowloon is Chuk Yuen. The first three phases of work on the estate were completed during the year and the two remaining phases will be completed in 1987 and 1988. On total completion, the estate will provide 12 700 rental flats. Nearby in Central Kowloon, two major Home Ownership projects, Tin Ma Court in Ma Chai Hang and Phases I and II of Lung Poon Court in Diamond Hill, with a total of 6 140 flats, were completed during the year.

Housing in New Towns and Rural Townships

In Yuen Long, 3 346 rental flats were completed under Phase I of Long Ping Estate and a further 3 164 flats will soon be completed under Phase II.

In the Tsuen Wan/Tsing Yi Area, 1 620 rental flats were completed under Tsing Yi Area 1, Phase I and 1 996 rental flats were completed under Phase V of Cheung Hong Estate. The piling contract of Phase III of Cheung Fat Estate was awarded during the year, and construction work for Phase II of Cheung On Estate has started.

In Sha Tin, Phase I of Hin Keng Estate with 3 230 rental flats was completed, and the remaining phases, comprising 2 640 rental flats and 1 680 Home Ownership flats, will be completed between 1987 and 1988. After completion of Hin Keng Estate, most of the new development in Sha Tin will take place in Ma On Shan. The first housing estate in this new area is Heng On. Phase I, with 2 670 rental flats, was completed during the year. Construction of the remaining phases are well underway. Together with Yiu On Estate, these two estates will provide 10 700 rental flats and 2 100 Home Ownership flats between 1987 and 1988.

In Tai Po, 2 404 rental flats were completed under Phases II and III of Fu Shin Estate. On a site which straddles the Kowloon-Canton Railway line, construction work on Tai Wo Estate had started. This estate will be completed between 1988 and 1989 and will provide 9 380 rental flats, as well as a major shopping centre for the area.

In Junk Bay, construction work at Po Lam Estate is well advanced, and Phases I and II consisting of a total of 2 488 flats will be completed in early 1987.