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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1979
SHA TIN SITES FOR SALE
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TWO RESIDENTIAL SITES IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN WILL BE PUT UP FOR SALE IN AN AUCTION TO BE HELD IN THE SHA TIN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 11 AM.
ONE OF THE SITES IS AT LOK LO HA MEASURING 2 579 SQUARE METRES WITH A BUILDING COVENANT OF $1 440 000 TO BE FULFILLED WITHIN 36 MONTHS. THE SITE WILL BE CONNECTED BY ROAD WITH THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY PODIUM DEVELOPMENT IN SHA TIN AND FO TAN RAILWAY STATION. IT HAS A PLOT RATIO OF 1.
THE OTHER SITE AT KAU TO MEASURES 1 010 SQUARE METRES WITH A BUILDING COVENANT OF $160 000 TO BE FULFILLED WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD. IT HAS A PLOT RATIO OF ONLY 0.4 AND COMMANDS A FULL VIEW OF THE TOLO CHANNEL.
BOTH SITES ARE FORMED AND ARE FOR LOW DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.
SEVEN OTHER RESIDENTIAL AND TWO INDUSTRIAL SITES IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN ARE TO BE DISPOSED OF BY LETTER A AND B TENDER NEXT MONTH.
NOTE TO EDITORS,
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE LAND AUCTION IN SHA TIN TOMORROW (THURSDAY) PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN, AM 2088, WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER FOR SHA TIN AT 10.15 AM.
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LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO HELP THE DISABLED FIND JOBS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO ESTABLISH A SELECTIVE PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE NEXT YEAR.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AT THE OPENING OF A LABOUR OFFICER IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE ON SELECTIVE PLACEMENT OF DISABLED PERSONS.
THE PRIME OBJECTIVE OF THE NEW SERVICE, HE EXPLAINED, IS TO PLACE DISABLED PEOPLE IN JOBS WHERE THEY WILL BE HAPPY AND IN WHICH THEY WILL STAY IN THE LONG TERM.
MR. HENDERSON SAID THE TRAINING COURSE WAS AIMED AT GIVING THE PARTICIPATING OFFICERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE IN PREPARATION FOR THE TASK AHEAD.
IN AN ADDRESS TO THE GATHERING, DR. HARRY FANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, SAID THAT FOR SOME YEARS THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR HAD BEEN URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PLACEMENT OF DISABLED JOB SEEKERS FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
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