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Action against land encroachment in Tai Tong Valley
The Government will take enforcement action tomorrow (Tuesday) to stop unauthorised encroachment of government land in Tai Tong Valley in Yuen Long.
Crown land notices were posted on site on November 8 demanding cessation of unlawful occupation before December 8 after illegal structures including shelters and poultry houses were found constructed and fruit trees planted on unleased government land for commercial purposes.
Recent site inspection conducted revealed that the occupier had demolished some of the illegal structures on the unleased government land.
The Government, in accordance with the Crown Land Notice, will take possession of any property or structure left on the said unleased land.
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NAPCO sends reminder to ACP contractors
The Director of the New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office, Mr Billy Lam, has reminded contractors that they stand to lose their quotas to import workers for the Airport Core Programme (ACP) projects if they abuse the special labour importation scheme.
In a letter sent to 43 principal ACP contractors following the recent labour disputes involving imported workers on ACP sites, Mr Lam said:
"We are very concerned about these labour disputes because it is very important that the terms of employment and welfare of all ACP workers, both local and imported, are fully protected.
"We regard any abuse of the Special Labour Importation Scheme for ACP projects as detrimental to the smooth implementation of the ACP and the conditions of work of employees who come to Hong Kong to help build these projects."