THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1974
CLEARANCE WORK FOR TSUEN WAN SUPER-HIGHWAY
TO START MONDAY
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SEVERAL AREAS OF LAND IN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ARE TO BE CLEARED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUPER-HIGHWAY LINKING TSUEN WAN WITH TUEN MUN.
THE NEW ROAD IS DESIGNED TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TO COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN TRAFFIC FLOU AS THE NEW TOWN OF TUEN MUN DEVELOPS.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE $222 MILLION SIX-LANE HIGHWAY WAS SIGNED IN JUNE THIS YEAR AND PREPARATORY WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED. THE WHOLE PROJECT WILL TAKE THREE YEARS TO FINISH.
THE LAND IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED FOR THE ROAD PROJECT INCLUDES SITES AT CHAIWAN KOK, PART OF YAU KAM TAU, TING KAU, PART OF SHAM TSANG SAN TSUEN, SHAM TSANG SAI TSUEN AND TSING LUNG TẬU. CLEARANCE WILL START ON MONDAY (AUGUST ́19).
OF THE 69 FAMILIES AFFECTED, 17 FANILIES COMPRISING 69 PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING OUTSIDE THE LAYOUT AREAS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED LAND BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE TO REBUILD THEIR HOUSES= 40 FAMILIES COMPRISING 218 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING AND 10 FAMILIES COMPRISING 43 PEOPLE OFFERED LICENSED AREA ACCOMMODATION. TWO FAMILIES CONSISTING OF 11 PEOPLE, WERE INELIGIBLE AS THEY WERE FOUND ALREADY TO BE IN POSSESSION OF OTHER SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION.
THE REMAINING
THIS CLEARANCE OPERATION WILL ALSO AFFECT FOUR SHOPS AND OVER 60 PIGSTIES.
TUO OF THE SHOP OPERATORS HAVE ACCEPTED COMPENSATION OF SOME $6,400 AND $13,000 RESPECTIVELY. COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER TWO ARE UNDER NEGOTIATION.
MOST OF THE PIGSTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED AT A RATE OF $8 PER SQ. FT. WITH THE MAXIMUM POR PERSON NOT EXCEEDING $10,000.
POULTRY SHED OWNERS AND CULTIVATORS HAVE ALSO BEEN COMPENSATED.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TSUEN WAN, SAID THAT ALL THE PERSONS AFFECTED HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND ALL THOSE ELIGIBLE HAD BEEN COMPENSATED IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER.
HE SAID MOST OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING HAVE EITHER MOVED OR ARE READY TO MOVE INTO THEIR NEW HOMES AT KWAI FONG, KWAI SHING OR SHEK LEI ESTATES IN TSUEN VAN.
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