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FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1982
ANCESTRAL HALL RESURRECTED IN NEW VILLAGE
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TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR THE MORE THAN 100 VILLAGERS OF THE LI CLAN IN TSOK POK HANG VILLAGE, AS A NEW ANCESTRAL HALL HAS BEEN OPENED IN IT. THE CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE.
TSOK POK HANG WAS CLEARED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO UNDER THE VILLAGE REMOVAL SCHEME TO MAKE WAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN, AND REBUILT BY THE GOVERNMENT ON A NEARBY SITE.
THE NEW VILLAGE, HANDED OVER TO THE ORIGINAL RESIDENTS TWO MONTHS AGO, INCLUDES 29 SMALL HOUSES WHICH COST ABOUT $11 MILLION.
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE TRADITIONAL VILLAGE LIFE IS NOT DISRUPTED, THE GOVERNMENT ALSO RESURRECTED AND BUILT THE LI ANCESTRAL HALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW VILLAGE.
TODAY'S OPENING OF THE ANCESTRAL HALL MARKED THE COMPLETION
OF THE VILLAGE'S REMOVAL SCHEME.
TSOK POK HANG IS THE FIFTH SHA TIN VILLAGE RESITED. THE OTHERS ARE KWAI TEI, PAT TSZ WO, KAK TIN TSUEN, KUNG MIU AND FUI YIU HA.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG, THE VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE, MR LI SHEK-YUNG, AND LOCAL LEADER, MR NG CHAN-LAM.
HIGH CLASS TAI PO RESIDENTIAL SITE FOR TENDER
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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR A SITE IN TAI PO TO BE DEVELOPED INTO A HIGH CLASS RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THE SITE, MEASURING 6,48 HECTARES, IS LOCATED NEAR TAI PO KAU COMMANDING A GOOD VIEW OF THE TOLD HARBOUR.
BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED ON THE SITE SHOULD NOT BE MORE
THAN TWO STOREYS, AND THE PLOT RATIO IS 0.3.
THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET A BUILDING COVENANT OF $49 MILLION WITHIN FOUR YEARS.
APART FROM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOME COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WILL BE PERMITTED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY GOVERNMENT,
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX AT THE ENTRANCE HALL ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (MAIN WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, BEFORE NOON ON MAY 21.
PARTICULARS AND TENDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS AND THE EIGHT DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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