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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1979
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ANOTHER PHASE OF SHA TIN DEVELOPMENT STARTS
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL SHORTLY IMPLEMENT ANOTHER PHASE OF THE SHA TIN DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING MORE LAND FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.
A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ENGINEER OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR. ROBERT JORDAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE PROJECT WAS PART OF THE $7,074 MILLION PLAN TO DEVELOP SHA TIN INTO A MODERN, SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY WITH AN EVENTUAL POPULATION OF 550,000.
+ THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSING ESTATE FOR 23,000 PEOPLE, ROAD SERVICES AND ANCILLIARY SYSTEM,+ MR. JORDAN SAID,
+SITE FORMATION WORK IS DUE TO START IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE,+ HE ADDED.
THE ESTATE, THE FIFTH TO BE BUILT IN SHA TIN BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY MID-1983.
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. GERRY HIGGINSON SAID THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESUME 42,075 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE LAND SITUATED TO THE EAST OF CHE KUNG TEMPLE FOR THIS PROJECT.
THREE MONTHS' NOTICE OF THE LAND RESUMPTION IS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE RESUMPTION WILL INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 748 TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES OCCUPIED BY 603 FAMILIES COMPRISING ABOUT 3,110 PEOPLE.
MR. HIGGINSON SAID 252 OF THE STRUCTURES ARE ON PRIVATE LAND AND 496 ON CROWN LAND.
IN ADDITION, 1,065 OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES USED AS SHOPS WORKSHOPS, KITCHENS, CHICKEN AND PIGEON SHEDS, AND PIGSTIES WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE CLEARED.
+DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR SPACES IN A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, DEPENDING ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, MR. HIGGINSON SAID.
+GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY BE GRANTED AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000 PER FAMILY BUT WILL FORFEIT THEIR PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING,+ HE ADDED.
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