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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1981

DMC TO CLEAR ILLEGAL STRUCTURES

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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IS ORGANISING AN OPERATION ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 19) TO CLEAR UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA OF THE DISTRICT.

THE OPERATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE REAR LANES BOUNDED BY TSUN YIP STREET, HUNG TO ROAD, HOW MING STREET AND HO1 YUEN ROAD.

THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER (ENVIRONMENT CONTROL) OF THE KWUN TONG CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, MR ERIC CHOI SAID THE LANES WERE SERIOUSLY BLOCKED BY ILLEGAL STRUCTURES BUILT CLOSELY TO FACTORY PREMISES.

+ IN CASE OF FIRE, THE STRUCTURES COULD BE OBSTRUCTING PEOPLE FROM USING THESE LANES AS ESCAPE ROUTES,+ HE SAID.

THE CLEARANCE OPERATION WILL BE THE SECOND IN A SERIES CARRIED OUT IN KWUN TONG TO CONTROL AND REMOVE ALL UNLAWFUL STRUCTURES WHICH MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO LIVES AND PROPERTIES.

THE FIRST WAS IN DECEMBER IN THE REAR LANE OF TING YIP STREET IN NGAU TAU KOK WHERE MORE THAN 30 UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES WERE REMOVED.

+WE HOPE TO GRADUALLY REMOVE THESE OBSTRUCTIONS FROM REAR LANES IN KWUN TONG TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE DISTRICT, MR CHOI SAID.

→FACTORY OWNERS CAN ALSO ASSIST GOVERNMENT IN MAINTAINING THE LANES IN GOOD CONDITION BY REPORTING IMMEDIATELY OF ANY ILLEGAL OCCUPATION, HE ADDED.

THE CLEARANCE OPERATION ON THURSDAY WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.

NOTE TO EDITORSI

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE CLEARANCE OPERATION ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 19) AT 9 AM IN THE REAR LANES BOUNDED BY TSUN YIP STREET, HUNG TO ROAD, HOW MING STREET AND HOI YUEN ROAD IN KWUN TONG.

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