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SUNDAY, JULY 23, 1978

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PART FROM THE ESTATE, TWO LARGE AREAS IN TIN SAM ARE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES, THE DISTRICT OPEN SPACES AND ASSOCIATED ACCESS ROADS AND SERVICES.

WORK ON SITE FORMATION IN THESE AREAS IS SCHEDULED TO START IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR AND WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

TO FACILITATE THE WORK, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. GERRY HIGGINSON SAID THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO RESUMÉ A TOTAL OF 170,529 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND 40 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND AND 232 SQUARE METRES OF LAND REGISTERED AS +GRAVE+,

THREE MONTHS' NOTICE OF THE LAND RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON JULY 21.

THE RESUMPTION WILL INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 123 TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES OCCUPIED BY 121 FAMILIES COMPRISING ABOUT 540 PEOPLE. OF THESE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, 103 ARE ON PRIVATE LAND AND 20 ON CROWN LAND.

A TOTAL OF 350 OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED.

IN ADDITION, FOUR VILLAGE HOUSES ARE SITUATED WITHIN THE RESUMPTION LIMITS AND WILL BE RESITED UNDER VILLAGE REMOVAL TERMS.

DEPENDING ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING IN SHA TIN.

+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. HIGGINSON SAID.

AS THE LAND TO BE RESUMED LIES WITHIN THE SHA TIN OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, LANDOWNERS CONCERNED WILL BE OFFERED THE NEW COMPENSATION PACKAGE COMPRISING CASH AND LAND EXCHANGE.

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