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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1978
GO-AHEAD FOR YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
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SITE FORMATION WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START NEXT MONTH ON YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, THE SECOND IN HONG KONG.
THE $467 MILLION PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS AND, WHEN FULLY OCCUPIED WILL PROVIDE JOBS FOR 10,000 WORKERS.
THE ESTATE IS TO BE BUILT ON A 98-HECTARE SITE AT WANG CHAU, NORTH OF THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING MARKET TOWN OF YUEN LONG.
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. MICHAEL CARTLAND, TODAY (MONDAY) DESCRIBED THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AS A KEY FACTOR IN THE TOWN'S PLANNED GROWTH FROM ITS PRESENT POPULATION OF 40,000 PEOPLE TO NEARLY 100,000 BY MID-80'S.
+THE ESTATE AND THE MANY NEW AND EXPANDED FACILITIES IN THE TOWN WILL BE DEVELOPED IN TANDEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO A BALANCED TOWNSHIP WITH ALL THE MODERN FACILITIES.
THE ESTATE WOULD BE DEVELOPED BY THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, AND MR. CARTLAND POINTED OUT THAT A MAJOR PORTION OF THE FUNDS WOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND.
HE SAID AFTER PROVIDING FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ESTATE WOULD HAVE ABOUT 72 HECTARES FOR INDUSTRIAL USE.
*WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ESTATE WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH. IT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SERVICE RESERVOIR AND AN ACCESS ROAD, A SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, A SECOND ACCESS ROAD TO THE ESTATE AND SOME INDUSTRIAL LAND, HE SAID.
MR. CARTLAND SAID THESE WORKS WOULD REQUIRE THE RESUMPTION OF 220,161 SQUARE METRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BY DECEMBER 14 THIS YEAR AND OWNERS AFFECTED WOULD BE OFFERED COMPENSATION UNDER CURRENT RATES AND LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS.
EIGHTEEN TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES WILL BE CLEARED AND THE FAMILIES OCCUPYING THEM WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING PROVIDED THEY ARE FOUND ELIGIBLE.
+GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE AND AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000, MR. CARTLAND SAID.
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