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Tung Chee-hwa has chosen his home of 20 years - Grenville House in Magazine Gap Road - as his official residence.

 But he plans to double his floorspace by taking over the adjoining flat.

 The Chief Executive-designate is understood to have rejected all other options, including the official residences of the Governor and the Chief Justice, to remain in the second-floor flat he bought in 1976, sources said.

 The 3,700 square-foot D-block apartment at Grenville House - and the mirror-image C-block flat into which he is expected to expand - are each estimated to be worth $35 million. A government debate on how to finance the Chief Executive's enlarged residence has still to be resolved.

 But Mr Tung will still have to move, albeit temporarily.

 The 37-year-old Grenville House is about to undergo major renovation, so Mr Tung is expected to move just a minute's drive uphill to The Harbourview, a two-year-old block at 11 Magazine Gap Road.

 First Pacific Davies, which manages the properties, is launching a 12-month renewal of the building's exterior tiling. It is believed the Tung block will take priority.

 His choice of a flat, instead of a house, is expected to cause security headaches. A police spokesman said Mr Tung required high-level 24-hour protection, but without inconveniencing other residents.

 'There could be things like protests and petitions, so there could not be unrestricted public access,' he said.

 But one Grenville House resident was happy at the news.

 Frank Chen said: 'Of course, we would not like protests but I, for one, feel very honoured that he will stay.' 



Tung decides to stay put - but spread out