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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1974.
LAND CLEARED FOR TUEN MUN NEW ROAD
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SEVERAL AREAS OF LAND IN TSUEN WAN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE BEING CLEARED TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTI- MILLION DOLLAR TUEN MUN ROAD PROJECT.
THERE INCLUDE LOTS IN YAU KAM TAU, HON MAN TSUEN, CHAI WAN KOK, CHOI YUEN TSUEN, CHAI WAN KOK, KAR LUNG TSUEM, SHAM TSENG SAN TSUEN, SHAM TSENG TUNG TSUEN AND PAI MIN KOK..
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THE CLEARANCE, BEGINNING TODAY (MONDAY), WILL TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO COMPLETE.
IT INVOLVES ABOUT 500 STRUCTURES ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF WHICH ARE DOMESTIC AND THE OTHERS ARE MAINLY PIGSTY AND POULTRY SHEDS.
MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE HAVE BEEN REHOUSED IN THE KWAI SHING, KWAI FONG AND SHEK LEI ESTATES, AND ANOTHER, 60 HAVE BEEN OFFERED LICENSED AREA ACCOMMODATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THAT ALL PERSONS AFFECTED BY THE OPERATION HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND ALL ELIGIBLE PIG-BREEDERS AND CULTIVATORS HAD BEEN COMPENSATED.
+POULTRY FARMERS WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN PAID WILL RECEIVE THEIR COMPENSATION IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS, HE ADDED.
THE TUEN MUN ROAD PROJECT IS CLOSELY TIED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUEN MUN NEW TOUN. IT ALSO SERVES TO EASE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE $222 MILLION SUPER HIGHWAY WAS SIGNED IN JUNE THIS YEAR, AND THE LAND CLEARED WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION WORK TO COMMENCE NEXT MONTH.
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