MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1986
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CLEARANCE OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES STARTS
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ABOUT 10 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AND OVERSIZED CANOPIES IN HUNG HOM AND TO KWA WAN WERE TORN DOWN TODAY (MONDAY) AT THE START OF A THREE-DAY OPERATION TO CLEAR 30 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AND EIGHT CANOPIES IN 17 REAR LANES IN THE AREAS.
THE STRUCTURES, BOUNDED BY CHI KIANG STREET, KO SHAN ROAD, PAK KUNG STREET AND MA TAU WAI ROAD, INCLUDED 15 FOR STORAGE AND THREE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, WHILE OTHERS WERE STALLS, KITCHENS AND SHOP EXTENSIONS.
SOME OF THE STRUCTURES HAD BEEN DEMOLISHED BY THE OWNERS BEFORE THE CLEARANCE UNDER THE ADVICE OF STAFF OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE OPERATION WAS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CLEARANCE SINCE 1984 TO CLEAR ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN ALL REAR LANES IN KOWLOON CITY.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE OPERATION TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY AND GOOD ENVIRONMENT IN THE DISTRICT.
+SUCH OPERATIONS HAVE TO BE CARRIED OUT REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THAT REAR LANES ARE NOT OBSTRUCTED BY ILLEGAL STRUCTURES,
HE ADDED.
CO-ORDINATED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, THE OPERATION WAS JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT. HOUSING DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HIGHWAYS OFFICE AND THE POLICE.
MEET THE MEDIA
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REED, WILL MEET THE MEDIA TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT 3 PM IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
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