THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1976.
TANNERY OPERATORS GRANTED ADDITIONAL LAND
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MEMBERS OF FOUR CONSORTIA OPERATING SHEUNG SHUI TANNERIES WHICH ARE TO BE CLEARED ON JULY 31 WERE TOLD TODAY THAT THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAD APPROVED THE GRANT OF ADDITIONAL LAND FOR THEM AT KWAI CHUNG ON A PRIVATE TREATY BASIS ON THE CONDITION THAT THEY COMPLY WITH THE CLEARANCE DEADLINE.
DETAILS OF THE OFFER WERE MADE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUR CONSORTIA AT A MEETING AT THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY.
THE ADDITIONAL_LAND COVERS AN AREA OF 88,530 SQUARE FEET AND IS ADJACENT TO THE LOTS ALREADY PURCHASED BY THE OPERATORS IN THE KWAI CHUNG OFFENSIVE TRADES AREA.
THE CONSORTIA REPRESENTATIVES WERE TOLD THAT THE SAME LICENSING AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT CONDITIONS WOULD APPLY TO THE ADDITIONAL LAND AS IN THE LAND THEY ORIGINALLY PURCHASED.
THE FIFTH CONSORTIUM, COMPRISING 33 OF THE SMALLER TANNERIES, DID NOT FORMALLY APPLY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL LAND. →BUT THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS CONSORTIUM WERE TOLD AT THE SAME MEETING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE PREPARED TO PAY THEM CLEARANCE COMPENSATION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, MR. OXLEY SAID.
+ THE FIFTH CONSORTIUM ALSO HAS A PARCEL OF LAND IN KWAI CHUNG BUT IT IS MUCH TOO SMALL FOR THEIR OPERATIONS AND AS THEY HAD NOT TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF ACQUIRING MORE LAND
THE IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO CONTINUE IN TANNERY INDUSTRY.
+ IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE PREPARED TO OFFER THIS CONSORTIUM CLEARANCE COMPENSATION FOR A CHANGE OF TRADE IF THEY ADHERE TO THE CLEARANCE DEADLINE.
+ THE REPRESENTATIVES LEFT THE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS WITH ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIA.
+DURING THE MEETING WITH THE FIVE CONSORTIA IT WAS AGAIN STRESSED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO ALTERATION OF THE JULY 31 DEADLINE.+
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