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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1979

HE ADDED 78 TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES.

OCCUPIED BY 62 FAMILIES, AND 274 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES USED AS SHOPS, WORKSHOPS, AQUARIA, BATHROOMS, PIGSTIES AND POULTRY SHEDS WOULD BE CLEARED TO FACILITATE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT.

+DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING, DEPENDING ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, + MR. CARTLAND SAID.

+GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE TOGETHER WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000 PER FAMILY, BUT WILL FORFEIT THEIR PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.+

AS THE LAND TO BE RESUMED LIES WITHIN THE BOUNDAR IES OF THE YUEN LONG OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE OFFERED THE ALTERNATIVES OF CASH COMPENSATION AT THE RATE OF $39 PER SQUARE FOOT OR THE CHOICE OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS WITH A CREDIT VALUE OF $19.5 PER SQUARE FOOT.

OWNERS OF THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS WILL BE OFFERED EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE UNDER CURRENT POLICY.

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