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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1983

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LAND PAYMENT RATES ANNOUNCED

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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION RATES FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND AND BUILDING LAND RESUMED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS STARTING FROM OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.

THESE RATES ARE $45.60 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND IN THE URBAN AREAS OF HONG KONG AND KOWLOON AND $78 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR BUILDING LAND WITHIN THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AREAS.

THE RATES APPLICABLE TO LAND OUTSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AREAS WILL BE THE APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE OF THE BASIC RATES OF $38 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND AND $65 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR BUILDING LAND.

FENCING COURSES ORGANISED FOR STUDENTS

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A SERIES OF FENCING COURSES WILL BE ORGANISED FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER THIS YEAR.

THESE COURSES ARE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG AMATEUR FENCING ASSOCIATION AND THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, HONG KONG.

THEY WILL BE HELD IN ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE, BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG- LOK SIN TONG KU CHIU MAN SECONDARY SCHOOL, KWAI SHING CIRCUIT, KWAI CHUNG- TUNG WAH GROUP HOSPITALS CHANG MING THIEN COLLEGE, NAM CHEONG STREET, SHAM SHUI PO AND JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, SHA TIN.

THE ENTRY FEE FOR THE COURSE WILL BE $10 PER STUDENT. AND MASKS WILL BE PROVIDED.

FOILS

EACH SCHOOL MAY NOMINATE NOT MORE THAN FOUR STUDENTS. NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (PHYSICAL EDUCATION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 7TH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON BEFORE SEPTEMBER 28.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COURSES CAN BE DIRECTED TO MR SUN HOI-YAM OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION ON 3-884111 EXT. 280.