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(B) A PRIORITY SEQUENCE FOR THE ZONES WITHIN EACH OF THE
ISLANDS WILL THEN BE DRAWN UP;
(C) THE FIRST PRIORITY ZONE OF THE ISLAND GIVEN THE
HIGHEST PRIORITY WILL BE THE FIRST TARGET OF CLEARANCE, FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST PRIORITY ZONE OF THE ISLAND WITH THE SECOND PRIORITY, AND SO ON; AND
(D) WHEN THE FIRST ROUND OF CLEARANCE OPERATION FOR THE
FOUR ISLANDS IS COMPLETED, THE TARGET WILL ROLL BACK CONSECUTIVELY TO THE SECOND PRIORITY ZONES AMONG THE FOUR ISLANDS.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CLEARANCE, WHICH WILL START ON MONDAY, WILL BE ON CHEUNG CHÂU, FROM THE FERRY PIER UP TO TAI SHEK HÁU, INCLUDING CHUNG KING STREET AND CHUNG HING BACK STREET.
+FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES, THE FIRST SELECTED ZONE HAS BEEN SUB-DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS SO THAT STREET OBSTRUCTIONS IN EACH OF THE SECTIONS CAN BE CLEARED WITHIN ONE DAY, SAID MR WONG.
+THERE WILL BE ONE OPERATION DAY IN EACH WEEK AND THE WHOLE CLEARANCE OPERATION FOR THE CHEUNG CHAU. FIRST PRIORITY ZONE WILL BE COMPLETED IN FIVE WEEKS' TIME.+
MR WONG URGED SHOP OWNERS AND VARIOUS PARTIES CONCERNED TO CO-OPERATE BY REMOVING THEIR ARTICLES AND GOODS THAT CAUSE OBSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS ILLEGAL CANOPIES IN THEIR VICINITY.
+STRICT ENFORCEMENT WILL BE OBSERVED AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS IN QUESTION WILL BE REMOVED AGAIN IF THEY REAPPEAR, HE ADDED.
THE CLEARANCE EXERCISE, ENDORSED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, IS CO-ORDINATED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE. THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
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