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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1978
PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE FOR 30,000 IN SHEUNG SHUI
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SITE FORMATION WORK FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN SHEUNG SHUI WHICH WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR 30,000 PEOPLE WILL START IN MAY.
THE PROJECT IS PART OF A $400 MILLION PLAN TO DEVELOP SHEK WU HUI AS A BALANCED COMMUNITY WITH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, SCHOOLS, MARKETS, A COMMUNITY CENTRE, HOSPITAL AND STADIUM
THE SITE FORMATION FOR THE ESTATE ALONG WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF A MAJOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME WILL TAKE ABOUT 13 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE HOUSING ESTATE WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPATION IN MID-1981.
TO ENABLE WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CONTRACTORS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESUME ABOUT 102,300 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE LAND, MAINLY FOR AGRICULTURAL USE, IN THE SOUTH- WESTERN PART OF SHEK WU HU1.
THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY, SAID TODAY THE GOVERNMENT WOULD PAY COMPENSATION FOR CROPS, FRUIT TREES, FISH PONDS, FENCES, WELLS, AND IRRIGATION PIPES AS WELL AS EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE FOR PIG-BREEDERS AND POULTRY FARMERS.
HE SAID THE RESUMPTION WOULD INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 340 TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES AND 924 OTHER ANCILLARY TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.
+FAMILIES WHO ARE AFFECTED WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR SPACE IN A LOCAL TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, DEPENDING ON THE IR ELIGIBILITY, + MR. OXLEY SAID.
LAND OWNERS INVOLVED IN THE RESUMPTION WILL BE OFFERED THE ALTERNATIVE OF LAND EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS OR CASH COMPENSATION, HE ADDED.
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