THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1978
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CHEUNG CHAU REDEVELOPMENT ******
THE GOVERNMENT IS TO CONSTRUCT A 10-METRE-WIDE PROMENADE ALONG CHEUNG CHAU WAN TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS ON CHEUNG CHAU.
THE SENIOR TOWN PLANNER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, MR. LO CHAI-WAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECTION OF THE PROMENADE FROM THE SOUTH OF THE EXISTING FERRY PIER TO NAM WAN WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A $55.5 MILLION DEVELOPMENT +PACKAGE+ FOR THE ISLAND TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
*THE PROMENADE WILL CATER FOR PEDESTRIANS, SERVICE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
+IT WILL EVENTUALLY START FROM PAK TAI TEMPLE AND GO ALL THE WAY ROUND THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN COASTLINE OF THE ISLAND SAID MR. LO.
CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT +PACKAGE+. MR. LO SAID IT WOULD PROVIDE 3,000 PEOPLE WITH A RURAL TYPE HOUSING ESTATE OF THREE TO FOUR STOREYS HIGH.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A MODERN TWO-STOREY GOVERNMENT MARKET WITH FACILITIES FOR COOKED FOOD STALLS AS WELL AS SITES FOR VILLAGE TYPE HOUSING.
ENGINEERING WORK ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS SCHEDULED TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR AND WILL INVOLVE A RECLAMATION OF FOUR HECTARES OF LAND SOUTH OF THE EXISTING FERRY PIER,
THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR, VICTOR YUNG, SAID THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD REQUIRE THE RESUMPTION OF 1,379 SQUARE METRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND 216 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND.
MR. YUNG SAID MOST OF THIS LAND HAD ALREADY BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH LAND EXCHANGES WITHIN THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL TOWN WITH POSSESSION OF SITES DEFERRED UNTIL THE LAND IS FORMED UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT +PACKAGE+ WORKS.
OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE OFFERED LAND EXCHANGES AT A RATIO OF 5:2 WHILE OWNERS OF BUILDING LAND WILL BE OFFERED A FOOT-FOR-FOOT LAND EXCHANGE.
ONE TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURE OCCUPIED BY A FAMILY WILL BE CLEARED. THE FAMILY, IF FOUND ELIGIBLE, WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING OR MAY OPT FOR A RESITE ON CHEUNG CHAU ALONG WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000.
IN ADDITION, THREE OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES PRESENTLY USED AS BOATYARDS WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED, MR. YUNG SAID.
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