XN000022-1979-03-15 — Page 5

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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1979

18 LOTS OF CROWN LAND TO BE AUCTIONED

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EIGHTEEN LOTS OF CROWN LAND WITH A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 74,000 SQUARE METRES WILL BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION AND TENDER DURING THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FROM APRIL 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THE LOTS COMPRISED SEVEN NON-INDUSTRIAL SITES, SEVEN INDUSTRIAL SITES, THREE FOR PETROL FILLING STATIONS AND ONE FOR A MARINA AT ABERDEEN.

HE SAID THAT THE NON-INDUSTRIAL SITES, MEASURING A TOTAL OF ABOUT 9,800 SQUARE METRES, WERE LOCATED AT SHANGHAI STREET, NGA TSIN WAI ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, NEW STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, RECLAMATION STREET AND CHAI WAN.

OF THE SEVEN INDUSTRIAL SITES, FIVE ARE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND TWO IN KOWLOON. THE AREAS OF THESE SITES VARY FROM 480 SQUARE METRES TO 3,200 SQUARE METRES.

THE OTHER FOUR SITES, FOR PETROL FILLING STATION AND MARINA PURPOSES, ARE SITUATED AT HIU KWONG STREET, CHAI WAN AND SHAM WAN, COVERING A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 55,000 SQUARE METRES.

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

SALES DATES FOR EACH LOT WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND ADVERTISED IN NEWSPAPERS.

DETAILS OF THE LAND SALES FORECAST TOGETHER WITH PLANS SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE LOTS TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE MAY BE SEEN AT THE PWD'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, AND AT THE KOWLOON BRANCH OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

THEY MAY BE INSPECTED ALSO AT ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, THE

NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND AT THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.

COPIES OF THE SIX-MONTH FORECAST MAY BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE FROM ANY OF THESE OFFICES OR BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE OF THE PWD.

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