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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1974.

CHEUNG SHA VAN LICENSED AREA +C+

LIVING CONDITIONS TO BE IMPROVED

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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS STUDYING WAYS AND MEANS TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE CHEUNG SHA WAN LICENSED AREA +C+ WHERE ABOUT 2,500 PEOPLE LIVE.

IN PARTICULAR SPECIAL CARE IS BEING TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED POULTRY LAAN ADJACENT TO THE LICENSED AREA WILL CAUSE AS LITTLE INCONVENIENCE AS POSSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING ALL POSSIBLE MEANS TO BETTER THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN THE LICENSED AREA IN CONSULTATION WITH. OTHER DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED.

REFERRING TO THE RECENT PETITIONS BY THE LICENSEES FOR EARLY REHOUSING, A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFER THEM REHOUSING IMMEDIATELY.

A QUOTA OF PUBLIC HOUSING IS RESERVED FOR RESIDENTS OF LICENSED AREAS AND THE DEPARTMENT GENERALLY ALLOCATES THIS TO THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED LONGEST IN THE LICENSED AREA.

THERE ARE OVER 8,000 PEOPLE IN LICENSED AREAS IN KOWLOON ALONE WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING TO BE ALLOCATED PUBLIC HOUSING MUCH LONGER THAN THE CHEUNG SAH WAN AREA +C+ RESIDENTS. IT WOULD THEREFORE BE HOST UNFAIR TO GIVE PRIORITY TO THE CHEUNG SHA WAN LICENSEES.

+THE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO OFFER THEM PUBLIC HOUSING BEFORE THE END OF 1975 IF THERE IS NO UNFORESEEN DELAY IN IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CENTRAL DISTRICT WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 17) STARTING AT 1 A.M.

THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE IS TO ENABLE THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE NOS. 1-13 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, NOS. 2-10, NOS. 5-9 ICE HOUSE STREET, NOS. 1A-3. NOS. 2A-8 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, CONNAUGHT CENTRE, BLAKE PIER, STAR FERRY PIER, THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. STAR FERRY MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, CITY HALL, CITY HALL MULTI- STCREY CAR PARK, NOS. 1-10A CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, AND THOSE IN CHATER ROAD AND JACKSON ROAD.

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