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Monday, November 26, 1973
SHAUKIWAN FIRE VICTIMS OFFERED RE-HOUSING
More than 50 people who lost their homes in the squatter fire
in Shaukivan last Saturday morning will get either public housing or
resite accommodation.
Six huts were destroyed in the early morning fire and 15 families,
comprising 71 people, were registered with the Social Welfare Department
for emergency relief.
A routine site identification was conducted by Housing Department
staff several hours after the outbreak of the fire and blankets and cooking
utensils were distributed to the victims on the spot.
Further checks against the records kept by the Housing Department
showed that four families, comprising 14 people, have alternative accommodation
and are not in need of re-housing facilities.
Today, nine families consisting of 43 people were helped by staff
of the Squatters Control Office (Hong Kong) to fill in applications for
licensed area sites.
These families will be informed as soon as possible the location
of the site where they could rebuild their huts. The other cases are still
being investigated.
A spokesman for the Housing Department said that cash grants from
the Emergency Relief Fund will be distributed to them as soon as
final processing has been completed.
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Each fandly of five members or under will get $1,250 rebuilding
allovance, and $250 will be paid to each additional head over five.
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