THURSDAY, JULY 27, 197:
ELEASE OF LITTLE SAI ... CCMUNICATIONS STATION
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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED „ITH THE U.K. AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF LITTLE SAI AN COMMUNICATIONS STATION AND THE RELEASE OF THE PRESENT 172 AGRE SITE, WHICH INCLUDES MOST OF THE CAPE COLLINSON PENINSULA.
THE RELEASE OF THE SITE, WHICH IS EXPECTED IN 1932, WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR FOUR SCHOOLS AND FOR RECREATION, AND SOME 28 ACRES FOR OPEN SPACE. ITS RELEASE WILL ALSO MAKE POSSIBLE THE RECLAMATION OF SOME 38 ACRES OF LAND FOR LIGHT INDUSTRY ADJACENT TO THE CHAI WAN INDUSTRIAL AREA, WHICH WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT IN THE EASTERN HONG KONG AREA. WORK ON THE RECLAMATION IS EXPECTED TO PROCEED DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE STATION. RELEASE OF THE STATION WILL ALSO OPEN UP ACCESS TO THE CAPE COLLINSON PENINSULA, WHICH IS EXCEPTIONALLY SCENIC COUNTRY.
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THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE WILL BE RESITED IN THE OLD QUARRY SITE AT CHUNG HON KOK AND IN MILITARY LAND AT SEK KONG, AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL CONTRIBUTE ABOUT 72 MILLION TOWARDS THE MOVE.
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