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Wednesday, May 23, 1973
ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR FACTORIES
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A special co-ordinating group has been set up by the Housing Department
to assist factory operators affected by the Ngau Tau Kok clearance to find
suitable alternative sites.
Disclosing this in the Legislative Council today, the Director of
Commerce and Industry, the Hon. E.P. Ho, said the group comprised representatives
from the various departments concerned, including the New Territories
Administration and the Commerce and Industry Department.
Eight of the 21 industries affected by the clearance, he said, 'had
already been allocated resettlement factory accommodation.
All those factories which were established legitimately before
1966 and which were under 5,000 square feet of working area were also being
offered accommodation by the Housing. Department.
However, some of these enterprises might have to change their
trades as their existing operations were unsuitable for flatted factory type.
accommodation, said Mr. Ho.
Steps had also been taken to inform the factory operators at Ngau
Tau Kok of all known vacant commercial flatted factory space in Kowloon, and it
was the belief of the Commissioner of Labour that there would be no difficulty
in the workers finding alternative employment in the Kwun Tong area.
Mr. Ho said that those factories which were established more recently
on land formerly leased to other factories and those which were too large for
resettlement accommodation had been advised to seek land in the New Territories.
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