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Tuesday, March 26, 1974

RESUMPTION OF LAND FOR SHING ON PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE

At least half of the 5,000 people living in villages in northern

Tsuen Wan have agreed to the terms offered by the government to resume

their land for building the Shing On Public Housing Estate. The others

are expected to do so during this week.

A spokesman for the District Office, Tsuen Wan, said today all the

land-owners in that area were sent a letter from the District Commissioner,

New Territories, last December giving them the option to surrender their

land voluntarily to the government,

"Under the terms of this letter after such voluntary surrender

they would hold a land exchange entitlement enabling them to apply

for new land in any layout area of the New Territories," he said.

The spokesman added that although the land will be reverted to

the Crown on April 2, the actual clearance of the area will take place

over the next few months and there is, therefore, no question of people

being evicted immediately on that date.

This has been explained to representatives of people in the

area and a leaflet has also been distributed giving the reasons for the

clearance and in general terms the entitlements of people living and

working in the arca.

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