NOTE TO EDITORS:
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1978
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QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST ******
COPIES OF A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO TODAY'S (FRIDAY) DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINING A LIST OF HONG KONG RECIPIENTS OF QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE PRESS BOXES, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, THIS EVENING.
PUBLICATION IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION. THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 7 A.M. ONWARDS OVER THE LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS TOMORROW.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS OR FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THEIR CAREERS OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.
TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA TO BE BUILT AT SHEK WU HUI
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A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA TO ACCOMMODATE 6,800 PEOPLE WILL BE BUILT AT SHEK WU HUI SOON.
ENGINEERING WORK ON THE SITE IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST AND WILL BE COMPLETED A YEAR LATER.
THE TA PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE CXLEY, SAID TODAY SUCK ACCOMMODATION WILL BE NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE IN FAN LING SHEUNG SHUT AND SHEK WU HUI AREAS.
HE SAID THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WOULD PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S $1,300 MILLION DEVELOPMENT OF THE THREE AREAS.
+CONSTRUCTION FOR THE HOUSING REQUIREMENT WOULD MEAN THE RESUMPTION OF 68,958 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND WHICH WILL INVOLVE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR CROPS, IRRIGATION SUMPS, WELLS AND FENCES, AS WELL AS EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES FOR FARMERS.
+NC BUILDING LAND IS INVOLVED AND THE OWNERS OF THE PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE OFFERED THE ALTERNATIVE OF CASH COMPENSAT- ION OR LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT DOCUMENTS, +
R. OXLEY SAID ONLY ONE TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURE WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEAPED AND THE OCCUPANTS WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING IF ELIGIBLE OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING IF THEY ARE NOT.
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THE FAMILY ILL BE PAID AN EX-GRATIA DOMESTIC REMOVAL ALLOWANCE OF UP TO $1,000, HE ADDED.
TWO MONTHS NOTICE OF THE RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
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