MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1979
INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND RESUMED IN URBAN AREAS
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THE COMPENSATION RATE FOR OLD SCHEDULED AGRICULTURAL LOTS RESUMED IN NEW KOWLOON OR ON HONG KONG ISLAND HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM $43 TO $58 PER SQUARE FOOT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY). THE NEW RATE IS EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1, 1979.
THE RATE OF $600 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR OLD SCHEDULED BUILDING LAND RESUMED IN NEW KOWLOON OR ON HONG KONG ISLAND REMAINS UNCHANGED.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE THREE QUARTERS COMPLETE
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SUPERSTRUCTURE WORK ON, THE $12.5 MILLION KOWLOON TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IS ABOUT THREE QUARTERS COMPLETE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT WORK ON THE PROJECT WAS BEING CARRIED OUT IN TWO PHASES.
+WE ARE NOW DOING THE INTERNAL FINISHES SUCH AS PARTITIONS AND DOOR FRAMES FOR PHASE ONE AND WE ARE ABOUT TO START DOING PLASTERING WORK,+ HE SAID.
THE INSTITUTE, OCCUPYING AN AREA OF JUST OVER TWO HECTARES, IS SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF RENFREW ROAD AND HEREFORD ROAD OPPOSITE TO OSBORN BARRACKS.
THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMPRISES A FOUR-STOREY ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK AND A FIVE-STOREY TEACHING BLOCK WITH 55 CLASSROOMS, SPECIAL ROOMS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDING COURSES FOR ENGINEERING, COMMERCIAL STUDIES, FOOTWEAR TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICAL DESIGN.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT WORK ON PHASE ONE WOULD BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER.
MEANWHILE. WORK ON THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS ABOUT 50 PER CENT COMPLETE.
THE ENTIRE INSTITUTE IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR,
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