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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1961

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TAT CHEE AVENUE DEVELOPMENT

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WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT APRIL ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF 41 HECTARES OF LAND IN THE TAT CHEE AVENUE AREA TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING THERE AT PRESENT.

THE LAYCIT PLANS FORM PART OF THE DRAFT SHEK KIP MEI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

THE LAYOUT AREA IS BOUNDED BY CORNWALL STREET TO THE NORTH, THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TO THE EAST, YAU YAT CHUEN AND THE TAI HANG TUNG AND NAM SHAN ESTATES TO THE SOUTH AND NAM CHEONG STREET TO THE WEST.

IT WILL BE DEVELOPED PREDOMINANTLY AS A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WILL INCLUDE DISTRICT OPEN SPACES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR BOTH THE AREA'S OWN NEEDS AND TO HELP MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ADJOINING NEIGHBOURHOODS.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE SCHEME, ABOUT 10 000 PEOPLE WOULD BE PROPERLY HOUSED ON A SITE WHICH NOW ACCOMMODATED 3 000 PEOPLE IN GENERALLY SUB-STANDARD ACCOMMODATION.

DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN FOUR STAGES COMMENING

WITH TWO AREAS IN THE EASTERN SECTION.

ONE AREA WILL BE HANDED OVER TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER WHO WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT SITE FORMATION WORKS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE GRANT OF PART OF THE LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECOND AREA WILL NECESSITATE THE RESUMPTION OF THREE PRIVATE LOTS AND FORMAL NOTICE OF THIS IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

TOGETHER WITH THOSE CONSTRUCTED ILLEGALLY ON ADJOINING CROWN LAND, A TOTAL OF 1 031 STRUCTURES INCLUDING HOUSES, SHOPS, WORKSHOPS, PIGSTIES, POULTRY SHEDS AND TWO SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED.

APPROXIMATELY 833 FAMILIES WILL BE AFFECTED. INITIAL SCREENING INDICATES THAT 475 OF THEM WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT HOUSING AND THE OTHER 358 FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING. EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION WILL ALSO BE PAID TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE.

THE ACQUISITION OF THE THREE LOTS AND CLEARANCE OF THE AREA WILL COST MORE THAN $10 MILLION.

THE TWO SCHOOLS ARE PRIVATE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND ARE SITUATED PARTLY OR TOTALLY ON CROWN LAND.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE OPERATORS OF BOTH SCHOOLS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION NORMALLY PAID TO PROF IT-MAKING SCHOOLS UPON CLEARANCE.

/ONE SCHOOL