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Monday, December 31, 1973
Those allocated licensed area sites will be given re-accommodation
grants at the new rate of $1,250 per family. An extra $200 will be given
to each additional head of a family comprising more than five people.
Each member of the family will also get $100 re-equipment grant.
The grant has just been raised by 20 per cent at the request of the Housing
Lepartment.
Those offered public housing will be paid the re-equipment grant
to help them meet the basic decoration cost.
Referring to the two fires which broke out today in Clear Water
Bay Village and at the squatter area behind Block 19 of Lan Tin Estate,
Mr. Pogue said that the victims will be re-housed as soon as normal processing
on their claims was completed.
All victims of surveyed structures will be given public housing.
in accordance with the current policy and victims of unsurveyed structures
will be offered licensed area sites.
A total of 27 families comprising 132 people have been registered
as victims of the fire at Clear Water Bay Village, where some 40 structures
were destroyed.
About 25 domestic squatter huts and some six sties were burned in
the blaze at the squatter area near Lam Tin Estate. A site identification
exercise was immediately carried out at the fire sceno.
As a result, only 15 families (comprising 58 people) out of 27
families (132 people) registered were found to be genuine fire victime.
Of the other 12 families, seven (comprising 34 people) were found to
be impostors and five (comprising 25 people) were found to be tenants of Lam
Tin or Ngau Tau Kok Estates.
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