'11 FEBRUARY 1977

Kong Government to enable small busi- ness men to carry on their trades follow- ing compulsory acquisition of their businesses for the consiruction of the Mass Transat Railway.

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Mr. Luard: As I have explained in ‚answer to another of my bea Friend's

Questions today, busucas acquired but compensation is as for loss or damage to a business cawod by lod moyasum.... Where claims at referred to the Land Tribunal because a seillement canoul be reached, the Hong Kong Government, pending »djudication, uties samaksnue in the form of sui advanc payment equivalent to its statutory co pensation der. Half of this sum is prud on sueplane, and haif Waco

possession of the premises has been givea Daners of businesses must be given throa ́mwath's suituwry quiike of Lad day

tion and least six months' colisx of their likel. removal date. In practice, boger penuis of Bouce are usually given.

Mr. Parry akal the Secretary of Sixte for Foreign and Commonwerth Affairs how many tamubes and small traders have been evicted to make way for the coG- struction of the Mas Transu Railway in Hong Kong to dite; and how many famules were rehoused.

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Mr. Luard: 221 families and 37 busi- have moved from premiacs acquired in connection with the construc- tiva of the, Man Tranul Raliway. Domestic occupants have boea oderod public housing as well as cash compen- .muna, but in 19 cases they have preferred La to find their own accxIUMULA LION add.ton. 794 families have murod iaw public housing and 257 Samules into .3 Leaal temporary automIVELLNES areas from sykler dates cleared from Crown Lind for the Mass Transl Railway.

Mr. Parry asked the Secretly of Sube for Foreign and Commwowe uin. Alfaurs wilt zzgonations Lte pue Setween the

Governmeal

.d Hung Kung

comperJwA LIN

trauers

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المجيد

for

auquasibon of premises for ine construc- tion of the Mass Transit Kadway belure enictwa Lukes plac

Vir. Loard: Every, cävrt is made w

Whad of seliic compensativo,

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compensation, before removal. Moeting> are held between those affected and the start of the Public Works Departement, the Housing Department and/or the Home Affairs Department in order to en- SC that the provisions of the Muss T:104 Railway (Land Acquisition and Related Provisic-as) Ordinance, the pro- codures for making claims and the details of individual offers of compensation and rehousing are dearly understood.

Mr. Purry asked the Socretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the final settlement of cumperisuon lu tonants of the Tai Om Mañasons who were eviched to make way for the cumatruction of the Mam Tranmi Radway in Hong Kong; what was tho ongmal offer in cach individual cas; and which of these tenants have been resettled in their small busines VOL.

Mr. Lamed : ibe domestic occupaalS of Tai On Manson nave ail accepted public housing and payment of removal expenses at a rate of SHK20 per square fout of area occupied and lower rates for storage spac In total SEK 186,244 has been paul w 47 families. The position in respect of the former occupants business premises in the building is follows:

(1) Welcome Furniture Company :

A staluiory uller of SFK20,500 wa Agrementena a bugout fṛure is

The tum slusal to be immune, L operating from a meaɛby, long-

branch stors.

(()) Vary Good Imberwijs en 1

A story ofler of SHK31,150 was

Agreement has been reach at SHK52,601 44, The owner is valinuing in business with has brother who

operated a tailor's Kowloon Tar shop csew hero

((w) Tak Yuen Caje :

A statulory oder af SHK19 Sou was made. Agreemeul has aut tuca realsed pead ng the opening of aliens sirve potraits near- by, when the claimant's lo›ses can be more

La Pataremni Piano Services CJ:

A suktory uder of $1K13,607 was muức

The Agreement has put owner's cla... is hkely to be referred to the lands Tribunal m

The press. YES har a tian devesupiag and praeng laboratory operaung <!- Its not Lau«n «letter aliosazuv@ the showroom have

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prem ves Icund.

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