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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1979

SHA TIN LAND TO BE RESUMED FOR KCR DEPOT

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESUME 2 352 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL AND BUILDING LAND IN SHA TIN TO BUILD AN

+ELECTR IF ICATION MULTIPLE UNIT DEPOT AS PART OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY MODERNISATION SCHEME.

THE DEPOT, WITH AN ASSOCIATED MULTI-TRACK RAILWAY SYSTEM, WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO THE NORTH OF SHA TIN RACE COURSE AT HO TUNG LAU AND LOK LO HA.

INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT IS AN ELEVATED PODIUM WITH A 27 000 SQUARE METRE DECK ABOVE THE DEPOT.

THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE PODIUM WILL BE DEVELOPED INTO A LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, COMPRISING TWO LEVELS OF CAR PARKING, ONE LEVEL OF OPEN SPACE AND SHOPPING FACILITIES, AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS OVERLOOKING THE RACE COURSE.

COMPENSATION FOR RESUMPTION AND CLEARANCE IS ESTIMATED AT $2.39 MILLION.

THE CLEARANCE WILL INVOLVE THREE BLOCKS OF KCR STAFF QUARTERS OCCUPIED BY 38 FAMILIES. THEY WILL BE OFFERED TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AT WO CHE ESTATE UNTIL NEW KCR QUARTERS ARE AVAILABLE.

OTHER TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES AND SHOPS WILL ALSO BE CLEARED.

ENGINEERING WORK WILL COMMENCE IN MARCH NEXT YEAR AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT TWO YEARS.

THE RESUMPTION IS NOTIFIED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY IS A NOTICE OF RESUMPTION AT SHEUNG SHUI OF 7 135.3 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SITE FORMATION AND ROADWORKS FOR A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHEK WU HUI,

A TOTAL OF $4.76 MILLION WILL BE PAID IN COMPENSATION FOR RESUMPTION AND CLEARANCE.

WORK ON THE LAND ALREADY RESUMED WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH, WHILE ENGINEERING WORK ON THE ADDITIONAL AREA WILL BEGIN NEXT MARCH AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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