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Monday, November 26, 1973

SHAUKIWAN FIRE VICTIMS OFFERED RE-HOUSING

More than 50 people who lost their homes in the squatter fire

in Shaukivan last Saturday morning will get either public housing or

resite accommodation.

Six huts were destroyed in the early morning fire and 15 families,

comprising 71 people, were registered with the Social Welfare Department

for emergency relief.

A routine site identification was conducted by Housing Department

staff several hours after the outbreak of the fire and blankets and cooking

utensils were distributed to the victims on the spot.

Further checks against the records kept by the Housing Department

showed that four families, comprising 14 people, have alternative accommodation

and are not in need of re-housing facilities.

Today, nine families consisting of 43 people were helped by staff

of the Squatters Control Office (Hong Kong) to fill in applications for

licensed area sites.

These families will be informed as soon as possible the location

of the site where they could rebuild their huts. The other cases are still

being investigated.

A spokesman for the Housing Department said that cash grants from

the Emergency Relief Fund will be distributed to them as soon as

final processing has been completed.

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Each fandly of five members or under will get $1,250 rebuilding

allovance, and $250 will be paid to each additional head over five.

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