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1979

TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1979

TWO NT SITES FOR AUCTION TOMORROW

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TWO VALUABLE SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

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ONE IN CHEUNG SHA ON LANTAU ISLAND AND THE OTHER IN SAI KUNG - WILL BE SOLD IN PUBLIC AUCTION AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THE LANTAU ISLAND SITE, WHICH IS SITUATED CLOSE TO THE CHEUNG SHA BEACH, MEASURES 960 SQUARE METRES AND IS EARMARKED FOR TWO-STOREY PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE SECOND LOT, CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN TUI MIN HOI, SA! KUNG IS THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL SITE IN THE DISTRICT TO BE PUT ON THE MARKET.

MEASURING 1,719 SQUARE METRES, THE SITE IS DESIGNED FOR INDUSTRIAL AND GÓDOWN USES ONLY. THERE ARE, HOWEVER

HOWEVER. NO RESTRICTION ON THE TYPE OF INDUSTRIAL USER EXCEPT THAT IT MUST BE NON-POLLUTING.

THE FIRST LOT CARRIES A BUILDING CONVENANT OF $380,000 TO BE FULFILLED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1982, WHILE THE SECOND CARRIES A BUILDING CONVENANT OF $2.78 MILLION OVER 36 MONTHS. THE SALE CONDITIONS OF THE LATTER STIPULATE A PLOT RATIO OF 4, ALLOWING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FACTORY BUILDING UP TO 16.7 METRES HIGH.

THE AUCTION AT 11 A.M. WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE SENIOR ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, MR. LAU YEUK-WAL.

NOTE TO ED I TORS 1

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE AUCTION OF THE TWO N.T. SITES AT CITY HALL THEATRE AT 11 A.M. TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM LORD CARRINGTON

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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, THE RT. HON. THE LORD CARRINGTON, HAS SENT A MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE OVER THE DEATH OF JOHN DESMOND SLIMMING.

IN A TELEGRAM TO MRS. LUCY SLIMMING, LORD CARRINGTON SAIDI + WAS VERY SAD TO LEARN OF YOUR HUSBAND'S SUDDEN DEATH. I HAD HEARD BEFORE MY VISIT LAST WEEK OF THE TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION HE HAD MADE TO HONG KONG AND OF THE AFFECTION IN WHICH HE WAS HELD. I SAW FOR MYSELF THE COMPASSION WHICH HE SHOWED FOR THE VIETNAMESE

1 AM REFUGEES AND I KNOW HE WORKED UNSTINTINGLY TO HELP THEM. GLAD I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING JOHN AND SEND YOU MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY.+

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