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Friday, November 16, 1973

FLATTED FACTORY UNITS IN KWUN TONG RECOVERED

The Housing Authority today (Friday) took action to recover

a total of 105 flatted factory units in Kwun Tong Estate and no resistance

was encountered.

All but two of the 27 operators involved had already vacated

their premises before hand. Housing Department staff on the job needed

only to seal up the two units that had not been surrendered.

The factory units, involved in this morning's recovery action,

were granted to the operators on a month-to-month basis in 1968 when

there was a surplus.

In 1970, government took steps to recover them. However the

move was strongly opposed by the operators who subsequently started

off a round of petitions.

The deadline was extended several times and a final warning

letter was issued in August this year giving yesterday (November 15)

as the date by which they must vacate.

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