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MARCH 22, 1985
THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT PER ITEM IS 10 KG AND THE PISTAGE RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:~
ITEMS WEIGHING UNDER 250 G
$60
ITEMS WEIGHING BETWEEN 250 G
$70
AND 500 G
EACH SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONAL 500 G
$25
+ THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE IS A FAST AND RELIABLE MEANS FOR FORWARDING BUSINESS DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES AND MERCHANDISE OVERSEAS.
+CUSTOMERS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
WANG TAU HOM ESTATE MAKING WAY FOR MODERN HOMES
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MORE THAN 2 000 OVERCROWDED FAMILIES IN SIX OLD BLOCKS IN WANG TAU HOM ESTATE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REALLOCATED LARGER SELF- CONTAINED FLATS IN ESTATES OF THEIR OWN CHOICE.
+BLOCKS 10, 11, 15, 16, 21 AND 22 WILL SOON BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR MODERN, HIGH-RISE BLOCKS TO HOUSE 6 000 PEOPLE UNDER A REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE ESTATE, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY.
HE SAID THESE BLOCKS WERE NOW PRACTICALLY EMPTY AS OVER 95 PER CENT OF 9 650 PEOPLE IN 2 126 FAMILIES INVOLVED HAD ALREADY MOVED OUT.
+MOST OF THEM HAVE MOVED TO NEW BLOCKS IN THE SAME ESTATE OR TO THE NEARBY CHUK YUEN ESTATE.
+ALSO GONE ARE 264 SHOP TENANTS AND 202 HAWKERS WHO HAVE COLLECTED CASH COMPENSATION TOTALLING $17 937 000.
+SOME HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BID SHOP PREMISES IN OTHER PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES THROUGH RESTRICTED TENDERS SPECIALLY ARRANGED FOR THEN. +
THE SPOKESMAN URGED THE FEW REMAINING TENANTS TO VACATE THE IR PREMISES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENABLE DEMOLITION WORK TO PROCEED NEXT MONTH AS SCHEDULED.
+THEIR CO-OPERATION WILL NOT ONLY HELP FACILITATE THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, BUT ALSO RESULT IN EARLY REHOUSING FOR THE IR NEIGHBOURS. +
/HE SAID
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