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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1986
NINE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED IN WAN CHAI
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NINE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT THE REAR LANE OF TIN LOK LANE IN WAN CHAI WERE REMOVED IN A CLEARANCE OPERATION THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.
ONE OF THE STRUCTURES WAS USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSE AND EIGHT FOR STORAGE.
ONE PERSON WHO WAS AFFECTED WAS RE-HOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE, TODAY'S OPERATION WAS THE SECOND CARRIED OUT THIS YEAR TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE DISTRICT.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, A SIMILAR CLEARANCE OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT AT THE SIDE LANE OF SING WOO ROAD AND YUK SAU STREET IN HAPPY VALLEY.
A TOTAL OF 12 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, SIX OF THEM DOMESTIC STRUCTURES, WERE DEMOLISHED.
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TWELVE PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED IN THE OPERATION, OF THESE, 11 WERE RE-HOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND ONE IN A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
$21 MILLION CONTRACT FOR SITE FORMATION, ROAD WORKS
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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $21 MILLION CONTRACT FOR SITE FORMATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD NETWORK AS PART OF THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF FANLING NEW TOWN.
THE SITE FORMATION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT SHEK WU HUI
TO THE WEST OF FANLING WAI.
THE PROJECT, ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN PARK AND NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREAS, INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS, CAR PARKS, FOOTPATHS, CYCLE TRACKS AND DRAINAGE.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH AND LAST ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
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