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1,200-BED DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOR TUEN MUN
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO DEVELOP A LARGE AREA IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN TO PROVIDE A SITE FOR THE 1,200-BED TUEN MUN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.
THE DISTRICT HOSPITAL, OCCUPYING AN AREA OF 12 HECTARES, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1983.
THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER MR. PETER NG, TODAY DESCRIBED THE DISTRICT HOSPITAL AS A BIG STEP FORWARD IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TOWN AND THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
TUEN MUN WILL BECOME A SELF-CONTAINED AND MODERN NEW TOWN
FOR HALF A MILLION PEOPLE BY 1985, MR. NG SAID.
ENGINEERING WORK ON PART OF THE AREA WILL START AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND SITE FORMATION WORKS WILL TAKE 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TO FACILITATE THE WORKS ON THE PROJECTS, MR. NG SAID, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RESUME A TOTAL OF 116,485.5 SQUARE METRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND 9,533.3 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND. TWO MONTHS' NOTICE OF THE RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
THE RESUMPTION WILL INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 52 TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES OCCUPIED BY 38 FAMILIES. OF THE 52 STRUCTURES, 18 ARE ON CROWN LAND.
IN ADDITION, A TOTAL OF 271 OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES INCLUDING SHOPS, WORKSHOPS, PIGSTIES, CHICKEN AND DUCK SHEDS WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED.
MR. NG SAID: DEPENDING ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING IN TUEN MUN.
+GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE TOGETHER WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000, BUT WILL FORFEIT THEIR PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.+
OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL AND BUILDING LAND WILL BE OFFERED LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS OR CASH COMPENSATION, HE ADDED.
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