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Wednesday, July 25, 1973

NEW HOMES FOR VILLAGERS

Two of the six housing blocks being built at a prime location

on the reclamation in Sai Kung Town to rehouse the villagers who will

have to move to make way for the construction of the High Island Reservoir,

have boen completed.

today.

They were handed over to the government by the building contractor

Work on the construction of the other four blocks is expected

to be completed in October and it is intended that the villagers should

have finished moving to their new homes by the end of this year.

To assist villagers to adjust themselves to a new life, the

government has offered ex-gratia grants of property and cash allowances,

apart from giving cash compensation to villagers for resuming their land

and property.

The basis of the ex-gratia grants for villagers is as follows:

For the families of traditional villages (Man Yi Wan)

- one shop at Sai Kung per family

-one flat at Sai Kung per male family member

one half flat at Sai Kung per female family member

For the families of recently established villages (Sha Tsui)

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one flat in Sai Kung per male family menber

In addition, the following payments will be made:-

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