THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1981
SAN HUI SHOP OPERATORS URGED TO SUBMIT CLAIMS
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A GROUP OF SHOP OPERATORS AT SAN HUI, TUEN MUN, WHO ARE DUE TO BE CLEARED IN NOVEMBER TO MAKE WAY FOR A VITAL NEW TOWN ROAD PROJECT BUT WHO HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED CLAIMS FOR BUSINESS LOSSES, HAVE BEEN URGED TO DO SO.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, WHO MET AGAIN WITH THE OPERATORS THIS MORNING (THURSDAY), ASKED THEM TO GET THEIR CLAIMS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
OPERATORS OF THE 97 SHOPS IN THE AREA ARE ENTITLED TO AN EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF LOSSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF REMOVAL, MR LAM SAID.
MEETINGS HAD BEEN HELD BETWEEN THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND OPERATORS SINCE FEBRUARY, DURING WHICH CLAIMS FORMS WERE DISTRIBUTED AND ADVICE GIVEN ON HOW TO COMPLETE THEM.
IN ADDITION STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE CALLED ON INDIVIDUAL SHOPKEEPERS TO ANSWER QUERIES.
SEVERAL OF THE FORMS HAVE BEEN RETURNED, BUT THE REMAINDER WERE REQUIRED URGENTLY SO THAT CLAIMS COULD BE ASSESSED AND PAYMENTS MADE.
MR LAM SAID A LIST OF ALTERNATIVE COMMERCIAL PREMISES FOR RENT IN TUEN MUN HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE OPERATORS TO ASSIST THEM TO RE-ESTABLISH THEIR BUSINESSES IN THE VICINITY FOLLOWING CLEARANCE.
ANOTHER MEETING HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MONDAY (JULY 6) FOR OPERATORS WHO MIGHT FIND DIFFICULTIES IN SUBMITTING CLAIMS. MR LAM SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE OPERATORS ACCEPTED THE CLEARANCE AND THE REASONS FOR IT.
+ONLY A MINORITY ARE NOT CO-OPERATING, HE SAID.
HE SAID CLEARANCE COULD NOT BE DELAYED ANY FURTHER AS IT WOULD AFFECT OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
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