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Monday, July 3, 1972
RESETTLEMENT CLEARANCE
Staff of the Resettlement Department today carried out the last of
a four-phase tidying up operation at Ngau Tau Kok Resettlement Estate in Kowloon.
The operation involves the removal of some 284 illegal hawker structures
now choking parts of the estate. Apart from causing obstruction they are also
regarded as fire and health hazards.
Hawkers involved in today's operation will be resited in a temporary
hawker bazaar nearby where proper water taps and drains are provided.
During the two-day operation, some 34 illegal shop extensions will
also be cleared.
Since the first phase of the clearance began last November some 670
illegal structures have been demolished.
The Commissioner for Resettlement, Mr. Ian Lightbody, recently expressed
his determination to improve the environment of the department's estates by
tidying up the places and bringing the hawkers under tighter control.
also determined to restore dignified and pleasant living conditions to the estate
tenants.
He is
In today's operation, some 120 lorry loads of refuse and debris were
collected.
Those
When members of the Department's Tidiness Teams arrived at Ngau Tau
Kok this morning, many structures had already been torn down or vacated.
hawkers who remained were cooperative and moved out by themselves shortly after
the teams arrived.
Note to editors:
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Copies of a photograph showing the illegal hawker stalls before today's removal are distributed separately in the GIS press boxes.
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