SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1984
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CLEARANCE WORK IN FULL SWING
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FORTY-SEVEN ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE CLEARED IN A TWO-DAY OPERATION STARTING ON TUESDAY (MAY 15).
MOST OF THE STRUCTURES, WHICH ARE SITUATED ON THE REAR LANES AND PAVEMENT OF TING ON STREET IN TING HONG AREA, HAVE BEEN USED FOR COMMERCIAL OR STORAGE PURPOSES.
THE CLEARANCE IS PART OF A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME - NAMED 'OPERATION FAR FLING' INITIATED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LAST DECEMBER WITH FULL SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD,
SO FAR. 118 ILLEGAL BACK-LANE STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN CLEARED IN KWUN TONG TOWN CENTRE AND TING HONG AREA, AND ANOTHER 160 STRUCTURES ARE TO BE CLEARED BETWEEN JUNE AND DECEMBER THIS YEAR.
ALTOGETHER 1 100 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN KWUN TONG ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLEARED WITHIN THREE YEARS,
THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD IS SPENDING $200 000 EACH YEAR ON THE 'FAR FLING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME.
CO-ORDINATED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE, THE TWO-DAY OPERATION WILL BE JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE POLICE, HIGHWAYS OFFICE, HOUSING, LANDS, FIRE SERVICES, CITY SERVICES, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE CLEARANCE OPERATION SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 9.30 AM ON TUESDAY (MAY 15) OUTSIDE THE NGAU TAU KOK CLINIC OPPOSITE TO NOS. 25-67 TING ON STREET, TING HONG AREA IN KWUN TONG.
ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION FOR KAI TAK
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A NEW ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION IS TO BE BUILT AT KAI TAK AS PART OF THE AIRPORT'S EXPANSION PROGRAMME.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE
OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE SUB-STATION WILL REPLACE TWO EXISTING SUB-STATIONS WHICH ARE DUE TO BE DEMOLISHED NEXT YEAR.
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