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MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1979

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THE BUSY AGENDA WILL INCLUDE MARINE RESOURCES AND

REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH (TUNA FISH, DEMERSAL OR BOTTOM FISH AND SHRIMP, PELAGIC OR MID-WATER FISH)- IMPACTS OF EXTENDED JURISDICTION ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF RESEARCH- INLAND WATERS FISH TECHNOLOGY- AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SMALL SCALE FISHERIES.

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MEETING WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE PLENARY SESSIONS OF THE INDO-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION IN MAY 1980.

SHA TIN VILLAGERS GET NEW HOUSES

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (MONDAY) HANDED OVER THE KEYS OF 16 HOUSES TO A GROUP OF VILLAGERS IN SHA TIN WHO ARE MOVING TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW TOWN PROJECTS.

THE HOUSES WERE BUILT UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S VILLAGE REMOVAL SCHEME AND ARE LOCATED IN THE NEW KWAI TEI RESITE AREA.

IN A SHORT CEREMONY, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. GERRY HIGGINSON, PRESENTED THE KEYS TO REPRESENTATIVES OF FIVE VILLAGES IN FO TAN WHICH ARE ON LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

OTHER FO TAN VILLAGERS REQUIRED TO MOVE DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT ARE TO BE GRANTED 28 SITES IN THE NEW RESITE AREA. THE SITES, BY PRIVATE TREATY, ARE FOR BUILDING THEIR OWN HOUSES.

MR. HIGGINSON SAID THE NEW KWAI TEI RESITE VILLAGE WAS THE FIRST TO BE BUILT IN SHA TIN UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S VILLAGE REMOVAL PROGRAMME.

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT APPRECIATED THE DIFFICULTIES THE FO TAN AREA VILLAGERS HAD TO FACE IN MOVING FROM THE IR HOMES TO THE NEW RESITE VILLAGE AND HE THANKED THEM FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION,

THE HOUSES ARE THREE-STOREY HIGH WITH A FLOOR AREA TOTALLING

195 SQUARE METRES (2 100 SQUARE FEET).

IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE GOVERNMENT IS TO BUILD OTHER RESITE VILLAGES AT PAT TSZ WO, TSOK POK HANG, FU YIU HA, SHA TIN WAI AND KAK TIN KUNG MUI.

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