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CASH RELIEF FOR SAU MAU PING COMMERCIAL TENANTS

Commercial tenants who suffered loss of stock in the Sau Mau

Ping landslide last month were handed their ex-gratia grants from the

Emergency Relief Fund this (Monday) morning.

The Fund Committee approved last week a grant of $15,000 to

each of the eight bays in Block 9 and $500 to each of the 34 market stalls.

The total sum came to $137,000.

The Housing Authority at the same time also handed to the market

stall operators cheques ranging from $600 to $4,800 as ex-gratia payment

equal to the rents paid in the last two years as their stalls had to be

demolished on August 25 as a precautionary measure against further landslides.

In presenting the cheques, Mr. Fung Tung, Assistant Director,

Housing Department, said :

"The Housing Authority and the Committee of the Emergency Relief

Fund hope that these sums will assist you in re-establishing your business",

All the affected market stall operators can apply for new

tenancies of any vacant stalls of similar sizes that are available in

Sau Mau Ping or at Lam Tin estates, without payment of premium.

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For those who do not wish to re-open their business on new sites

an ex-gratia payment equal to the full rent paid by them since their

tenancies commenced three or four years ago will be granted.

will be given as soon as they have signified their intention to the Housing

Department.

This money