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Tuesday, November 28, 1972
EMPTY ILLEGAL SQUATTER HUTS IN KOWLOON DEMOLISHED
Resettlement Department staff today demolished some 80 empty illegal
squatter huts in Kowloon Bay which had recently been put up by racketeers for
sale to members of the public.
These huts, which were built on newly reclaimed land near the airport
runway are offered to the public at prices ranging from $700 to $1,200.
A Resettlement Department spokesman said today that it must have been
a lucrative trade for these racketeers because some 40 huts sprang up during
the last weekend.
Shortly after resettlement staff arrived to demolish these illegal
structures this morning, a group of about seven put up a resistance by
shouting and throwing stones and bottles.
One of the department's labourers was slightly hurt by a flying bottle.
The Police then moved in and arrested five people.
The spokesman said that the department would continue these clearance
operations if necessary, in order to safeguard the public against such
racketeering and prevent illegal occupation of Crown land.
He warned the public not to believe stories that by purchasing an
illegal hut, they may get into resettlement estates.
He said that the purchase of one would not entitle the buyer to
resettlement and the only ones who would benefit are the racketeers.
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