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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1977
NEW ROADS FOR NORTH TSUEN WAN KHAI CHUNG
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WORK IS TO START SOON ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF MORE NEW ROADS AND DRAINS IN NORTH TSUEN WAN-KWAI CHUNG,
THE PROJECT FORMS PART OF A $16.6 MILLION PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE ROAD NETWORKS AND DRAIN AND SEWAGE FACILITIES TO SERVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
IT INVOLVES THE RESUMPTION OF SOME 44,836 SQUARE METERS OF LAND MOST OF WHICH IS AGRICULTURAL LAND, AND ONE MONTH'S NOTICE OF THE RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
A NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY NORTH TSUEN WAN-KWAI CHUNG WAS BEING RAPIDLY DEVELOPED UNDER A SCHEME WHICH INCLUDED LAND FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID WORK WAS ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SCHEME TO PROVIDE ROAD CONNECTIONS AND STORM-WATER DRAINS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEARBY CHEUNG SHA ESTATE AND A SITE FOR THE REPROVISIONING OF VILLAGES.
THE LAND TO BE RESUMED IS REQUIRED FOR THE SECOND PHASE TO BUILD MORE PUBLIC ROADS AND DRAINS AS WELL AS A SECOND SITE FOR THE REPROVISIONING OF VILLAGE HOUSES, HE SAID,
HE SAID 219 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE RESUMPTION, WHICH INCLUDED 127 DOMESTIC STRUCTURES HOUSING 57 FAMILIES.
+THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING IN KWAI CHUNG AND THOSE NOT ELIGIBLE WILL BE OFFERED SPACES IN A LICENSED AREA,+ HE SAID.
+EX-GRATIA REHOUSING ALLOWANCE WILL ALSO BE PAID TO FAMILIES RECOMMENDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.
IN ADDITION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD PAY COMPENSATION FOR CROPS, TREES. FLOWERS AND BAMBOOS AND EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE TO CULTIVATORS, AS WELL AS FOR FENCES, WELLS AND WATER TANKS.
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