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K 香港政府

GIS

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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1975

URBAN RENEWAL PILOT SCHEME

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THE URBAN RENEWAL PILOT SCHEME IN WESTERN DISTRICT WILL SOON TAKE ANOTHER BIG STEP FORWARD WHEN WORK BEGINS ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY TO SERVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MAJOR CONSTRUCTION WORK TO GET UNDERWAY UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME IN THE PILOT SCHEME AREA AFTER SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTIES IN THE AREA.

TENDERS FOR THE ROAD PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVITED AND CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START SHORTLY.

THE FIRST LOTS ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PILOT SCHEME AREA WILL SOON BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION AND FURTHER SITES WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE AS CLEARANCE OPERATIONS CONTINUE.

MR. D.M. SCOTT-WILL, CHIEF ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE P.W.D.'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT DIVISION, SAID TODAY THE SCHEME HAD NOW REACHED THE STAGE WHERE ONLY 47 PROPERTIES IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP REMAINED TO BE ACQUIRED AND NEGOTIATIONS WERE UNDERWAY TO ACQUIRE THESE ON MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE · TERMS.

+SUBJECT TO ADEQUATE FINANCING NEXT YEAR, AND BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN DIFFICULTIES, THE PROPERTY ACQUISITION WORK SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1977,+ HE SAID,

SO FAR, HE ADDED, 286 PROPERTIES HAD BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $46,000,000. +WE ARE ALSO MAKING GOOD PROGRESS IN VACATING OCCUPIED PROPERTIES AND REHOUSING DOMESTIC OCCUPANTS SO THAT DEMOLITION WORK CAN CONTINUE, MR. SCOTT-WILL SAID.

TO DATE, OVER 4,700 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE SCHEME HAVE BEEN REACCOMMODATED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.

MR. SCOTT-WILL SAID THE LAND FOR THE REGRADING AND RECONSTRUC- TION OF PARTS OF SAI STREET AND LOWER LASCAR ROW TO FORM THE NEW ROAD LINKING QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL AND HOLLYWOOD ROAD HAD ALREADY DEEN CLEARED OF BUILDINGS TO MAKE WAY FOR THE PROJECT,

+A TEMPORARY HAWKER BAZAAR IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN CIRCULAR PATHWAY TO FACILITATE RE-SITING OF HAWKERS FROM THE ALIGNMENT OF THE NEW LINK ROAD, AND LATER A PERMANENT HAWKER BAZAAR WILL BE PROVIDED IN FAT HING STREET. HE ADDED.

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 6-233191

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