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NOTE TO EDITORS:

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1984

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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE CLEARED

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MORE THAN 20 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON PING SHING LANE AND TSZ LOI LANE IN KWUN TONG TOWN CENTRE WILL BE CLEARED ON THURSDAY (MARCH 15).

THE OPERATION IS PART OF A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CLEARANCE PROGRAMME, ENTITLED OPERATION FAR FLING+, INITIATED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LAST DECEMBER WITH FULL SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.

THURSDAY'S CLEARANCE WILL BE A JOINT EFFORT OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE POLICE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING HOUSING, LANDS, FIRE SERVICES, CITY SERVICES, LABOUR, SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE CLEARANCE SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 9.45 AM AT PING SHING LANE (A SIDE LANE OF YUET WAH STREET) IN KWUN TONG TOWN CENTRE.

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