FRIDAY, MARCH 19,
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BUILDINGS TO BE RESUMED FOR MTR WORK
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THREE FOUR-STOREY BUILDINGS IN NORTH POINT WILL BE RESUMED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MTR ISLAND LINE.
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THE PROPERTIES, BUILT IN EARLY POST-WAR PERIOD, ARE LOCATED AT 458-478A KING'S ROAD AND 10-16 SHU KUK STREET WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED FOR BUILDING THE NORTH POINT STATION CONCOURSE.
OWNERS OF PROPERTIES AT THIS SITE HAD BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER INTO JOINT REDEVELOPMENT WITH THE MTRC, AND ALL BUT TWO OWNERS AT 464 KING'S ROAD AND 12 SHU KUK STREET ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE IN A POSITION TO DO SO. THEY WERE MADE FULLY AWARE, HOWEVER, THAT THEIR PROPERTIES WOULD BE RESUMED.
A RESUMPTION ORDER TO THIS EFFECT, MADE UNDER THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION AND RELATED PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE REMAINING TWO OWNERS HAVE AGREED TO MAKE THE IR SITE AVAILABLE FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE MTRC'S TIME SCALE.
ABOUT 600 PEOPLE FROM 215 FAMILIES IN THE PROPERTIES TO BE RESUMED WILL BE AFFECTED. THEY WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S POLICY. STATUTORY COMPENSATION WILL BE PAID TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE,
NT BUS ROUTE CHANGES
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KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTE NO. 65, FROM KADOORIE FARM TO TAI PO MARKET, WILL BEGIN OPERATION FROM MONDAY (MARCH 22).
THE ROUTE WILL RUN AT 25-MINUTE FREQUENCIES DURING PEAK PERIODS ON WEEKDAYS AT A FLAT FARE OF 70 CENTS.
HOWEVER, KMB ROUTE NO. 293, BETWEEN KOWLOON CITY FERRY AND TAI MONG TSAT, WILL SUSPEND ITS SERVICE FROM SUNDAY (MARCH 21) BECAUSE A SIMILAR SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY KMB ROUTE NO. 93R, WHICH OPERATES BETWEEN CHOI HUNG AND PAK TAM CHUNG.
KMB ROUTE NO. 250, BETWEEN TSIM SHA TSUI AND YUEN LONG EAST, WILL ALSO SUSPEND OPERATION FROM SUNDAY (MARCH 21) BECAUSE OF LOW PASSENGER PATRONAGE.
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