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XCR(77)299 30 Copy No
MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HKK 365/1
Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance
(Chapter 124)
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RESUMPTION OF LAND FOR PACKAGE B (SUPPLEMENTARY), YUEN LONG TOWN DEVELOPMENT,
YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES
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The Director of Public Works has recommended the resumption of private agricultural land comprising 3.0462 hectares (or about 327,889 square feet) in Yuen Long Town for the construction of a Swimming Pool Complex and a secondary school. These two items form part of Package 3B of the Yuen Long Town Development in Category A of the Public Works Programme. Funds are available and engineering works are scheduled to commence in December 1977. and will take about 21 months to complete.
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The general location of the land to be resumed is shown coloured orange on the Identification Plan at Annex A. The Secretary for the New Territories is satisfied that the area of private land involved is the minimum necessary to implement the project. Com- pensation for resumption and clearance is estimated at $5.78 million and sufficient funds are available within the approved project estimate to meet this expenditure provided that land exchange entitlements are accepted as expected.
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The clearance will involve payment of compensation for crops, trees, irrigation sumps, wells, ex-gratia allowance to cultivators and ex-gratia disturbance allowance to displaced pig- breeders and poultry farmers.
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No building land is affected. However, 10 temporary structures (1 on private land and 9 on Crown land) used for domestic purposes will have to be cleared. These domestic structures are occupied by 8 families, consisting of approximately 38 persons, who if found eligible will be offered public housing. These families may also be eligible for an ex-gratia domestic removal allowance of up to $1,000 per family. If no suitable public housing is available, they will be offered spaces in a local temporary housing area and ex-gratia domestic removal allowance. Families not eligible for public housing will be given spaces in a temporary housing area and may be eligible for ex-gratia domestic removal allowance,
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