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proposed to be granted to the Company, these structures will have to be cleared. Apart from the objector's structures, there are several other temporary structures occupied by three other families higher up, the slope used as pigsties and chicken sheds. The make shift outfall for the existing pigs! dung sewer will be blocked once the formation works for the road commence. While it is feasible to divert the sewer to the west of the proposed reclamation, it would be very undesirable from an environmental hygiene point of view to allow this practice to continue.
is practice to continue. Furthermore, it would be most undesirable to have squatter huts so close to the gasholder. It is, therefore, proposed that these families should be cleared into public housing. Upon clearance, ex-gratia allowances will be offered to the objector and other clearees affected in cccordance with the normal policy. As the footpath is outside the reclamation limits, it will not be affected and reprovisioning is not required: ཨ ཨ ཝིཏྟཱ ཝཱ - ཡམ ༐ ས
Recommendation
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Subject to Honourable Members' approval of the recommenda- tion in paragraph 14 above, it is recommended that the objection from Mr Ma Kam-wong should not be upheld and that the proposed undertaking should be authorised to proceed without modification.
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Public Relation
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The likely public reaction is that those who are not living in the vicinity of the proposed gasholder would have no strong objections but psychological apprehension arising from would-be hazards would nevertheless be inevitable amongst the local residents. Should Honourable Members advise that the site be granted to the Company, low key publicity will be given to the approval in view of the steps already taken to acquaint the people affected of the safety measures taken to minimise the risk of fire and leakage of gas. A general press statement emphasising the safety of the gasholder. will be issued, if necessary, to counter any adverse publicity which may be aroused possibly by some of the local residents.
Advice Sought
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Honourable Members will be asked to advise:
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(a) under section 5(3)(a) of the Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinance (Chapter 127), whether it is expedient to grant a lease of an area delineated red on the plan at Annex B to the Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited for the construction of a gasholder;
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