MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1976
LAND FOR OFFENSIVE TRADES TO BE AUCTIONED
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THE GOVERNMENT IS SOON TO SELL THREE LOTS OF LAND TO COMPLETE THE FORMATION OF THE OFFENSIVE TRADES AREA IN KWAI CHUNG.
THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY CALLED FOR TENDERS FOR THE FIRST LOT OF 1,919 30. METRES AND THE TENDER CLOSES AT NOON ON JANUARY 11 NEXT YEAR.
AN ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT TWO FURTHER LOTS OF 3.159 SQ. METRES AND 523 SQ. METRES WOULD BE PUT UP FOR TENDER EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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THIS TENDER WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO HOLDERS OF GOVERNMENT LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT DOCUMENTS, HE ADDED.
+ THE DISPOSAL OF THESE THREE LOTS WILL MEAN THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE SOLD OFF ALL THE 27,870 SQ. METRES OF LAND WHICH HAS BEEN SET ASIDE AT KWAI CHUNG FÖR OFFENSIVE TRADES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+MUCH OF THIS LAND HAS GONE BY PRIVATE TREATY GRANT TO THE FORMER OPERATORS OF THE TANNERIES AT SHEUNG SHUI, ALTHOUGH ONE ACID FACTORY IS ALREADY IN OPERATION IN THE OFFENSIVE TRADES AREA.+
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT THE SITE CURRENTLY OUT TO TENDER WOULD NOT BECOME ANOTHER TANNERY BECAUSE THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SALE SPECIFICALLY PROHIBIT SUCH AN INDUSTRY.
THE LOT CARRIES A BUILDING COVENANT OF $3 MILLION OVER 30 MONTHS, HE ADDED.
ALL NIGHT BUS SERVICE FOR KOWLOON
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KOWLOON'S FIRST ALL NIGHT BUS SERVICE WILL BE INTRODUCED ON FRIDAY MORNING (DECEMBER 17).
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE NEW ROUTE, KMB NO. 26, WOULD OPERATE BETWEEN JORDAN ROAD FERRY AND KOWLOON CITY FERRY VIA TSIM SHA TSUI, HUNG HOM AND TO KWA WAN EVERY 15 MINUTES BETWEEN 12.15 A.M. AND 5.15 A.M. DAILY. THE FARE WILL BE 50 CENTS.
AS WELL AS PROVIDING CONNECTING FACILITIES FOR LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING FERRIES, THE NEW SERVICE WILL CATER FOR NIGHT WORKERS IN THE BUSY RESTAURANT AREAS OF NATHAN ROAD AND MA TAU WAI ROAD. IT WILL ALSO CONNECT AT HUNG HCM WITH THE ALL NIGHT CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTE TO CAUSEWAY BAY AND NORTH POINT (ROUTE 122) AND WAN CHAI, CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARKET (ROUTE 121).
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE NEW ROUTE WOULD BE OPERATED CN AN EXPERIMENTAL EASIS FOR THREE MONTHS AND KME ACULD ONLY CONTINUE OPERATION AFTER MARCH 1977 IF THERE WAS ENOUGH FASSENGER SUPPORT.
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