SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1978
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N ADDITION, A TOTAL OF 231 OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, INCLUDING NINE SHOPS, 30 WORKSHOPS, PIGSTIES, CHICKEN SHEDS AND PIGOEN SHEDS, WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED.
+DEPENDING ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING.
+GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE TOGETHER WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000, BUT WILL FORFEIT THEIR PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING,+ MR. ORR SAID.
AS THE LAND TO BE RESUMED LIES WITHIN THE TUEN MUN OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, LANDOWNERS CONCERNED WILL BE OFFERED THE NEW COMPENSATION PACKAGE COMPRISING CASH AND LAND EXCHANGE.
$1 MILLION DONATION FOR NEW SCHOOL IN YUEN LONG
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A WELL-KNOWN FAMILY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TODAY PRESENTED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, WITH A CHEQUE FOR $1 MILLION WHICH WILL GO TOWARDS THE COST OF BUILDING A NEW GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL IN YUEN LONG.
THE CHEQUE WAS PRESENTED TO MR. TOPLEY BY THE LATE
MR. CHIU LUT-SAU'S WIDOW, HIS SONS, STEPHEN AND LEONARD, AND HIS NEPHEW, MR. CHIU YUK-CHUÉN.
THE NEW SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CHIU LUT-SAU GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, WILL BE BUILT ON A SITE OF MORE THAN 5,600 SQUARE METRES IN TAJ YUK ROAD.
IT WILL CONSIST OF A MAIN BLOCK HOUSING 24 CLASSROOMS
ON THE UPPER FLOORS AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND CHANGING ROOMS ON THE GROUND FLOOR- AN ASSEMBLY HALL WITH A COVERED PLAY AREA ON THE GROUND FLOOR- A 12-ROOM BLOCK PROVIDING SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR CLASSES IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, ART AND MUSIC, HOME ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, SCIENCE AND CHEMISTRY AND A LIBRARY AND SEPARATE ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND QUARTERS FOR MINOR STAFF.
WORK ON THE NEW SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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