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FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1986
ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED
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THREE ILLEGAL DOMESTIC STRUCTURES ALONG YUE LEI STREET AND AT THE REAR LANE OF SHEK PAI WAN ROAD IN TIN WAN WERE PULLED DOWN THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING IN A CLEARANCE OPERATION.
THE OPERATION IS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT. THREE FAMILIES WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE WERE REHOUSED EITHER IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES OR TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS,
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IN YUE LEI STREET AND SHEK PAI WAN ROAD STARTED IN JANUARY AND WAS CARRIED OUT IN STAGES FOR THE HOUSING AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS TO ASSESS AND FINALISE REHOUSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THOSE AFFECTED.
THE ENTIRE EXERCISE INVOLVED 11 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, NINE FOR DOMESTIC AND TWO FOR STORAGE PURPOSES.
OF THE 11 FAMILIES AFFECTED, FOUR WERE REHOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND TWO IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.
A FAMILY OF SIX AND THREE SINGLETONS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR REHOUSING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAD TURNED DOWN THE OFFER OF ACCOMMODATION IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.
THE REMAINING CASE, INVOLVING A SINGLETON, WAS AWAITING INVESTIGATION BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR REHOUSING.
TODAY'S OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE YUE LEI STREET CLEARANCE. MOST ILLEGAL BACK LANE AND PAVEMENT STRUCTURES IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, EXCEPT THOSE IN STANLEY AND SHEK 0, WOULD HAVE BEEN CLEARED.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MUSICIANS AND DANCERS
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LOCAL YOUNG MUSICIANS AND DANCERS CAN NOW APPLY FOR OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB MUSIC FUND FOR THE YEAR 1986-87.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC FUND SAID TODAY THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE INTENDED FOR EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE TO RECEIVE TRAINING IN ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC STUDIES OR BALLET AT OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS