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Thursday, December 14, 1972
SHOP TENANTS TO GET RENT REBATE
Affected By Shek Kip Mei Rehousing Scheme
The 44 Shek Kip Mei shop tenants affected by the first phase of
the Rehousing Scheme will be able to enjoy a rent rebate for two years when
they move to new premises at Pak Tin Estate.
The rent rebate is designed to reduce the temporary difficulty which
might be caused to shop tenants as a result of their move.
At the same time, any shop tenant not wishing to take up the
reprovisioning offer may apply for ex-gratia cash compensation as an alternative.
The option to accept cash in lieu of reprovisioning also applies to workshop
operators.
Announcing this today, a spokesman for the Resettlement Department
said the decision to introduce these modifications was reached after exhaustive
interviews with each of the shop tenants affected.
The modifications are aimed at reducing the transitional difficulties
posed for some of the tenants affected. The aim is to ensure that nobody
suffers undue hardship while the $80 million rehousing scheme is being implemented.
The shop tenants must put in their applications for reprovisioning
by January 3, 1973. Evacuation of the shop premises is scheduled for February
1973.
Shop tenants taking up the reprovisioning offer will enjoy rent
rebates of 50% for the first year and 25% for the second year of their new
premises at Pak Tin Estate.
The spokesman