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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1977
HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME PLANNED FOR TUEN MUN
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO DEVELOP AN AREA IN THE NORTHERN PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN FOR A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FOR ABOUT 12,500 PEOPLE.
IT IS PART OF A $70.5 MILLION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES ROAD WORKS AND DRAINAGE FOR THE NORTHERN AND NORTH- WESTERN PARTS OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
THE SITE DEVELOPMENT WORK ON THE AREA NEAR SAN WAI TSAI IS TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
A NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THE SITE FORMATION WOULD INVOLVE THE RESUMPTION OF ABOUT 7.1 HECTARES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND AND 40.5 SQUARE METRES OF LAND OCCUPIED BY BUILDINGS.
SIX TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES AND 43 OTHER ANCILLARY TEMPORARY STRUCTURES WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED, HE SAID.
+FAMILIES, IF FOUND ELIGIBLE, WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING TOGETHER WITH EX-GRATIA DOMESTIC REMOVAL ALLOWANCE.+
THOSE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING WILL BE OFFERED SPACE IN A LOCAL TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR EX- GRATIA DOMESTIC REMOVAL ALLOWANCE, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO PAY COMPENSATION FOR CROPS. FRUIT TREES, FISH PONDS, WELLS, IRRIGATION SUMPS AND FENCES, AS WELL AS EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE TO CULTIVATORS AND DISPLACED PIGBREEDERS AND POULTRY FARMERS.
+LAND OWNERS INVOLVED IN THE LAND RESUMPTION WILL BE OFFERED THE ALTERNATIVE OF CASH COMPENSATION OR LAND EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS, + HE SAID.
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