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SITE GRANTED FOR HOUSING PROJECT
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO GRANT BY PRIVATE TREATY A SITE OF ABOUT 2 950 SQUARE METRES IN SYCAMORE STREET, KOWLOON, TO THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROJECT UNDER ITS URBAN
IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE KHS PLANNED TO BUILD FOUR 15-STOREY BLOCKS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS OVER A GROUND FLOOR PODIUM OF SHOPS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
THE ROOF OF THE PODIUM WILL BE USED AS A GARDEN AND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND. THE SCHEME WILL TAKE FOUR YEARS TO COMPLETE, AND PROVIDE ABOUT 470 FLATS FOR SOME 1 860 PEOPLE.
ABOUT 1 120 PEOPLE LIVING IN THREE FIVE-STOREY BUILDINGS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT. ALSO AFFECTED WILL BE ONE SHOP AND FOUR WORKSHOPS.
+ALL DOMESTIC OCCUPANTS WHO FULFIL THE NORMAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PERMANENT HOUSING WILL BE OFFERED RENTED ACCOMMODATION IN EITHER HKHS OR HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATES, WHILE THE OTHERS WILL BE ALLOCATED TEMPORARY HOUSING SPACE.
+ELIGIBLE SHOP AND WORKSHOP OPERATORS WILL RECEIVE THE NORMAL EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES. IN THE CASE OF THE LATTER, THEY CAN OPT FOR GOVERNMENT FACTORY UNITS PROVIDED THEIR TRADE IS ADMISSIBLE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE SAID THAT THE SCHEME, WHEN COMPLETED, WOULD PROVIDE MORE AND BETTER HOUSING THAN THAT EXISTED ON THE SITE AT PRESENT.
FERRY PIER FOR TUEN MUN NEW TOWN
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO BUILD A REINFORCED CONCRETE PASSENGER FERRY PIER OFF THE EXISTING RECLAMATION TO THE WEST OF THE TYPHOON SHELTER AT CASTLE PEAK BAY IN TUEN MỤN NEW TOWN.
THE FERRY PIER IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES REQUIRED TO SERVE A FUTURE RESIDENT POPULATION OF OVER 500 000 IN THE NEW TOWN.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
THE NOTICE, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH ITS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, OR TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, TUEN MÚN BUILDING, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
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