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TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1974.
SITE FOR GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT A 28-ACRE SITE ON KULLOON BAY WILL DE CLEARED 0 TIRSDAY (JUNE 27) FOR GENERAL DEVELOPJIENT PURPOSES.
PART OF THE SITE UNCH IS AT PRESENT EZING OCCUPIED BY SOME 60 NESITE SKOPS IS ILEDIATELY MEDED FOR THE BUILDHLG OF THE AIRPORT TU..EL ROAD AD A TED LICENCED ALLA AS PART OF THE COPARTIT'S LONG TERI FLAU TO PROVIDE 1..3S FOR THE CENURLY LESS.
OF THESE RESITE SHOPS, 22 WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN CONVERTED FOR DOMESTIC USE AND THE OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN OFFERED RESI TE ACCO:1ODATION. APART FROM THESE, 110ST OTHERS WIRE 10T VIABLE AND OY 17 OF T.: OM IN QOIRESS WHEN THE DEPARTMENT CANTED OUT ITS INITIAL SURVEY.
A SPOKESMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT EMPHASISED THAT THE AREA MUST BE CLEARED AS SCHEDULED. +OTHERJISE, ALL THESE PLANNED PROJECTS WOULD HAVE TO DE HELD UP,+ HE SAID.
REFERRING TO CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION BY SOME 80 ODD RESITE SHOP OPERATORS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ANY SHOP OPERATORS WHO COULD PRODUCE DOGUMENTARY EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR CLAIMS ARE INVITED TO SUOHIT THEN FOR EARLY PROCESSING.
HE WENT ON: +THE EXISTENCE OR NON-EXISTENCE OF THE STRUCTURES INVOLVED IS TOTALLY IRRELEVANT AS REGARD THE FULFILMENT OF THE NECESSARY CRITERIA ON WHICH THE ELIGIBILITY, OF ANY SHOPS EX-GRATIA ALLOVANCE WILL HINGE.+
THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE: SHOP-OPERATORS MUST BE ABLE TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT THEIR ROSİTE SHOP STRUCTURE OR THEIR PREVIOUS BUSINESS STRUCTURE LAS IN EXISTENCE BEFORE THE 1954 GENERAL SQUATTER SURVEY= THEY MUST BE ABLE TO PROVE THAT THEIR BUSINESS WAS CARRIED OUT CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THE 1955 GENERAL SHOP' SURVEY= AND FINALLY BUSINESS WAS BEING CARRIED ON AT THE TIME OF THE SCREENING SURVEY CONDUCTED IN MARCH 1972.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT DURING THE EARLIER STAGES OF THE CLEARANCE OF KOULOON BAY AND AGAIN SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE FIRE IN NOVEMBER 1973 THE ABOVE CRITERIA VERE ADOPTED.
MORE THAN 100 RESITE SHOP OPERATORS WHO COULD MEET THESE CRITERIA WERE PAID EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $250,000.
+FROM THIS, SHOP OPERATORS SHOULD REALISE THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECTED TO ANY UNFAVOURABLE TREATMENT OR DISCRIMINATION, + THE SPOKESHAN SAID.
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