THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1935
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REGISTRATION REVOKED
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THE COMMISSIONER OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF TOKYO LEASING (HONGKONG) LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED AT ITS OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 14(2) OF THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE. THE COMPANY HAS NOT TAKEN ANY PUBLIC DEPOSIT DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS.
SHAM SHUI PO CLEARANCE OPERATION ENDS
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MORE THAN 70 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT REAR LANES, PAVEMENTS AND ROADSIDES OF SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT WERE CLEARED IN A FOUR-DAY OPERATION WHICH ENDED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE CLEARANCE WAS THE FIRST MAJOR EXERCISE LAUNCHED IN THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR AND WAS JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, LANDS DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
TWENTY-FIVE FAMILIES COMPRISING 67 PERSONS AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE HAVE BEEN REHOUSED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT ACCORDING TO THE IR ELIGIBILITIES WHILE 19 SHOPS HAVE RECEIVED EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES.
THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, SCATTERED AROUND FOUR LOCATIONS IN WING LUNG STREET, KOM TSUN STREET, MEI LAI ROAD AND SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, WERE USED EITHER FOR STORAGE, WORKSHOPS, KITCHENS OR TEMPORÁRY HOMES. THEY HAVE CAUSED NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES AND OBSTRUCTED PUBLIC ACCESS.
ABOUT 10 MAKESHIFT STRUCTURES AT THE HILLSIDE OF MEI LAI ROAD WERE OCCUPIED AS FOOD PREPARATION CENTRES SUPPLYING DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNHYGIENIC COOKED FOOD TO ILLEGAL HAWKERS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
AFTER THE CLEARANCE, THE VACANT SITES WILL BE REPAVED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND RESTORED TO THOROUGHFARES OR DEVELOPED INTO AMENITIES AREAS.
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