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| General Information / Background |
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Tung Sing was founded in 1984 by a group of Chinese professionals in the Manchester area who wanted to redress the disadvantages of the Chinese community in obtaining good quality housing at affordable rent levels. It was the first registered Chinese housing association in Britain.
The Association was supported by Manchester City Council and The Commission for Racial Equality. They were registered with the Housing Corporation and obtained development funding to build a block of flats in Manchester’s Chinatown (Faulkner Court). It was the first social housing scheme in the city centre of Manchester.
In May 1989, the Association opened its first scheme of 33 flats and employed its first member of staff. By the end of 2000, the Association had 417 properties in management and is on course to meet its target of 500 properties in management by the end of 2002.
The association established links with Northern Counties Housing Association, a mainstream association working in the inner city, to provide development, management, maintenance and finance services in the early years. Since the early 1990’s, the association has provided all the services in-house, with the exception of the development service which is provided by a number of mainstream housing association partners.
It's initial objectives were to provide accommodation for the elderly, the disabled and one parent families who were particularly disadvantaged through the language barrier and cultural differences they faced, when approaching mainstream associations. |
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