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Tuesday, November 21, 1972
RESETTLEMENT FLATS ARE NOT FOR SALE
The Resettlement Department has again warned members of the public
that resettlement flats are not for sale.
The warning was issued today following the discovery of a suspected
swindle in which a family was cheated of $2,700 by a man who "offered" for sale
a room in the Sau Mau Ping Estate.
The empty room had already been allocated to 'a squatter family from
a clearance operation.
The suspected swindle came to light when the unauthorised
family arrived at the estate office to pay their rent.
A Resettlement Department spokesman said today that people, when they
are approached with such a sale offer, should not only ignore it, but should
report the matter to the police.
The spokesman said that the case involving the family in Sau Mau
Ping Estate had been referred to the police who are now making inquiries.