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FM HONG KONG 270204Z JUL 79
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TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICEN
TELNO.1259 OF 27 JULY,
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
27 JUL1979
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WILLIAMSON'S LETTER OF 18 JUULY 79: SAI LAU KOK.
SINCE MRS ELLIOTT'S RETURN SHE AND THE PROVISIONAL
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COMMITTEE HAVE HELD PRESS CONFERENCES. MR BLAKER'S REPLIES TO P.Q.S HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AND A PRESS VISIT ORGANISED BY GOVERNMENT
AT WHICH FULL DETAILS OF COMPENSATION AND REHOUSING TERMS WERE EXPLAINED. MRS ELLIOTT AND THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE ARE NOT ATTRACTING SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SUPPORT.
NINETEEN OWNER OCCUPIERS ARE STILL REFUSING TO ALLOW THEIR FLATS TO BE SURVEYED AND SEVENTEEN HAVE REFUSED SCREENING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING. DISCUSSIONS WITH THIS GROUP CONTINUE.
OUT OF 339 FLATS, 185 ARE NOW FULLY VACATED AND 44 PARTLY VACATED. 32 OUT OF 51 SHOP/WORKSHOP OCCUPIERS HAVE COLLECTED ADVANCES ON COMPENSATION. REPRESENTATIVES OF ROOFTOP SQUATTERS HAVE AGREED TO MOVE SUBJECT TO THEIR BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE THEIR TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.
THE NOTICES POSTED ON 16 JULY (WITHOUT INCIDENT) EXPIRE ON 31 JULY WHEN A FULL ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION WILL BE MADE AND CLEARANCE PLANS FINALISED. APART FROM THE HARD CORE THE POSITION IS STEADILY IMPROVING. THERE IS A PERIOD OF SOME TWO WEEKS AFTER THIS BEFORE DEMOLITION IS NECESSARY WHICH WILL ALLOW
FURTHER TIME FOR NEGOTIATION.
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FILE S: HK & G D (6)
NEWS D FS/MR BLAKER
MR CORTAZZI
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON
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