MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1981
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OFF TO TEXTILE TALKS
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THE COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, MR LAWRENCE MILLS, LEAVES ON CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS CX20i TOMORROW (SEPTEMBER 15) FOR THE WEEK-LONG TEXTILE COMMITTEE MEETING, STARTING IN GENEVA ON SEPTEMBER 21, AT WHICH DISCUSSIONS WILL BE RESUMED ON THE RENEWAL OF THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT.
EN-ROUTE TO GENEVA, MR MILLS WILL HOLD INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON WITH OFFICIALS OF THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY.
MR MILLS WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
TWO TSUEN WAN BLOCKS TO BE CLEARED FOR ROAD PROJECT
THE MAJORITY OF THE OWNERS OF FLATS AND COMMERCIAL PREMISES IN TWO TENEMENT BLOCKS AT TAI HO ROAD IN TSUEN WAN, WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY A ROAD PROJECT, HAVE ACCEPTED COMPENSATION OFFERED BY THE GOVERNMENT, ACTING TOWN MANAGER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE TWO BLOCKS, CONTAINING 161 DOMESTIC UNITS AND 23 SHOPS OR FACTORIES, WILL BE CLEARED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE TAI HO ROAD INTERCHANGE WHICH FORMS PART OF THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.
SO FAR, 98 PER CENT OF DOMESTIC FLAT OWNERS AND 15 OF THE 23 SHOP OWNERS AFFECTED HAVE ACCEPTED ADVANCE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION.
AND 753 OUT OF THE 793 FAMILIES PREVIOUSLY LIVING IN THE TWO BLOCKS HAVE ALREADY MOVED TO THE NEARBY SHEK WAT KOK PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE REMAINING OWNERS AND TENANTS ARE STILL GOING ON, MR LUI SAID.
MR LUI SAID HE GREATLY APPRECIATED THE RESPONSIBLE AND REASONABLE ATTITUDE OF THE OWNERS AND TENANTS TOWARDS THE CLEARANCE.
+EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THAT FAIR COMPENSATION WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL, HE STRESSED.
HE ADDED OWNERS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE COMPENSATION OFFER COULD APPROACH THE LANDS TRIBUNAL FOR ARBITRATION. IN ADDITION, THEY WERE ENTITLED TO SEEK ADVICE FROM PRIVATE SURVEYORS, THE COST OF WHICH WOULD BE MET BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THE BUILDING HAS TO BE VACATED BY OCTOBER 15, AND WORK ON THE INTERCHANGE WILL START IMMEDIATELY.
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