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In fact, works above ground will only include the construction of the
administration building, toll booths and the road network which will
be carried out within the Anderson Quarry and will not affect the
village houses. Besides, according to the report by the Director of
Engineering Development, as the sea-front Crown land and the quarry
can provide enough space for the dry dock for building concrete caissons,
clearance of village houses is not necessary. Moreover, the area of
land acquired through clearance is so small that it will be of no
use to the MTR and the crossing. As MTR works are carried out under-
ground and do not affect the land above ground, structures on the
ground should not be affected either.
5.
The 2-storey structure at Nos. 21 & 22, Cha Kwo Ling Main
Street (Lot 624 in D.D. 3) has been the ancestral home of the indigenous
Tang family for five generations. It is standing on a plot of private
land. The family can produce title deed and Crown rent receipts to
prove this.
The said structure which is situated on a hill overlooking the
cliff is over 35 metres away from the proposed MTR line. It will not
affect the MTR and the site is not suitable for any works. The
village houses at
Nos. 25E (HD clearance No. KT/DA/A/3/1-6) and
25H (HD clearance No. KT/DA/A/1/1N) Cha Kwo Ling Main Street and the Hop Yee Lung Dragon Boat Shed (No. KT/DA/A/14/1-16) which was licensed
by the Lands Department in 1960 and the village houses numbered HD No.
KT/DA/A/10/1-3 all lie outside the "works area" as shown on the plans
and have nothing to do with the rail/road link scheme.
However, the
Housing Department ignores this and forces us to move somewhere else.
According to the plans, Cha Kwo Ling Road will be realigned
6.
and structures at 25G & 25K Cha Kwo Ling Main Street as well as the
neighbouring village houses will be affected. But the proposed realignment
has yet to be finalized and commencement date for the work has not yet
been decided. If the proposed realignment is to fit in with the
opening of the East rn Harbour Crossing, works will not begin untill 1988,