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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1985

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CONTRACT SIGNING FOR COMPLEX

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A $105-MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE NEW LO WU STATION COMPLEX WILL BE SIGNED ON FRIDAY (APRIL 26) AT 3 PM AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM, MURRAY BUILDING, 21/F, GARDEN ROAD.

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THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DR NIP KAM-FAN AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SHUI ON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED, VR VINCENT LO WILL SIGN THE CONTRACT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT.

ILLEGAL KWUN TONG STRUCTURES DEMOLISHED

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FORTY ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN KWUN TONG WERE DEMOLISHED IN A CLEARANCE OPERATION TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ABOUT HALF OF THE STRUCTURES, WHICH WERE LOCATED IN THE BACKLANES OF LUEN ON STREET WERE USED FOR COMMERCIAL OR STORAGE PURPOSES.

THE CLEARANCE OPERATION, PART OF A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME, WAS THE FIRST IN KWUN TONG SINCE BACKLANE CLEARANCES WERE SUSPENDED LAST JUNE FOR A REVIEW,

UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, 31 PEOPLE FROM 20 FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE WERE RE-HOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, WHILE 12 OPERATORS WERE GRANTED EX- GRATIA ALLOWANCE FOR THEIR COMMERCIAL UNDERTAKINGS.

THE CLEARANCE OF BACKLANES WAS INITIATED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER 1983, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.

SO FAR, MORE THAN 250 ILLEGAL BACKLANE STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED UNDER THE OPERATION, LEAVING ABOUT 900 STRUCTURES TO BE CLEARED IN THE EXERCISE.

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