THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979
4
KWANGTUNG OFFICIALS HERE TO SEE PWD PROJECTS
*****
A SEVEN-MEMBER TEAM OF OFFICIALS FROM THE KWANGTUNG BUREAU OF WATER CONSERVANCY AND ELECTRIC POWER ARE IN HONG KONG AS GUESTS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE VISITORS, HEADED BY MR. FUNG CHI-YAN, DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU, WILL BE HERE FOR FIVE OR SIX DAYS.
ON ARRIVAL TODAY (THURSDAY) THE CHINESE OFFICIALS VISITED THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT'S PUMPING STATION AT MUK WU.
THEY WILL BE MEETING A NUMBER OF PWD OFFICIALS AND VISITING VARIOUS PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, INCLUDING HIGH ISLAND, SHA TIN NEW TOWN, THE SPACE MUSEUM IN TSIM SHA TSUI, PLOVER COVE AND OCEAN PARK.
MR. FUNG AND HIS TEAM WERE INVITED TO HONG KONG BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. DAVID MACDONALD DURING HIS TRIP TO CHINA LAST YEAR TO SIGN THE LATEST WATER AGREEMENT.
MR. FUNG SIGNED THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE KWANGTUNG AUTHOR ITIES.
INCREASES IN COMPENSATION FOR LAND RESUMED
IN THE URBAN AREA ****
COMPENSATION RATES FOR OLD SCHEDULED LOTS, WHICH ARE RESUMED IN NEW KOWLOON, AND VILLAGE LOTS, WHICH ARE RESUMED ON HONG KONG ISLAND, HAVE BEEN INCREASED, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE NEW RATES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM NOVEMBER 1 LAST YEAR.
OWNERS OF OLD SCHEDULED AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE COMPENSATED AT THE RATE OF $43 PER SQUARE FOOT INSTEAD OF $15 PER SQUARE FOOT, AN INCREASE OF OVER 180 PER CENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OWNERS OF OLD SCHEDULED BUILDING LAND, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE RESUMED, WOULD BE OFFERED $600 PER SQUARE FOOT, AN AMOUNT WHICH INCLUDES THE VALUE OF THE LAND PLUS AN ELEMENT OF EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION,
THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 100 PER CENT OVER THE CURRENT FIGURE, HE SAID.
า
15