Wednesday, January 2, 1974
KOWLOON ISAI FIRE VICTIMS MOVE INTO NEW HOMES TOMORROW
Processing for intake into public housing or licensed areas for
the Kowloon Toai squatter fire victims has been completed and the first
ten families will be able to move into either Kwai Fong or Lam Tin Estate
tomorrow.
These families originally lived in the Man Heung Yuen Area, which
had been screened for clearance. The other 257 families from the Man
San Lane and Sai Man Lane Areas who are also eligible for public housing will move into the same estates from Monday (January 7).
Licensed area sites will be allocated to another 39 families
in the next two or three days.
Cash allowances from the Emergency Relief Fund will be paid out
to the victims tomorrow and on Friday at the Squatter Control Office at Li Cheng
Uk Estate.
Families who have been offered public housing will get the re-
equipment grant at the new rate of $100 per person.
Families to be allocated licensed area sites will each get a basic
re-accommodation grant of $1,250 in addition to the re-equipment allowance.
Meanwhile, Housing Department staff are processing the Ma Tsai
Hang firo victims for rehousing.
Of the 94 families affected by the fire, 87 families - comprising
376 people who were genuine licencees of the area - will be offered public
housing.
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