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MONDAY, JULY 1, 1985

THE STRUCTURES COMPRISE SIX UNLICENSED SHOPS, FOUR UNLICENSED FOOD PREMISES, FOUR ILLEGAL SHOP EXTENSIONS, 12 STORAGE STRUCTURES, TWO ABANDONED COOLING TOWERS AND TWO STRUCTURES USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.

+CLEARANCE NOTICES WILL BE POSTED BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT TOMORROW (TUESDAY), ALLOWING THE OPERATORS SEVEN WEEKS TO WIND UP THEIR BUSINESS,+ MR LEUNG SAID.

ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT FOR PAYMENT OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES BEFORE THE CLEARANCE DATE.

+THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL OFFER RESTRICTED TENDERS FOR THE FOUR COOKED FOOD STALL OPERATORS AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE. THERE ARE 34 VACANT COOKED FOOD STALLS IN SIX MARKET COMPLEXES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN KOWLOON FOR THE OPERATORS TO CHOOSE FROM,+ HE SAID.

INVITATION LETTERS WILL BE ISSUED TO THE FOUR COOKED FOOD STALL OPERATORS TOMORROW, AND THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON JULY 18.

MR LEUNG SAID THAT AFTER THE CLEARANCE, VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT REGULAR INSPECTIONS OF THE LANES.

+THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE WILL IMMEDIATELY REPAVE THE SURFACE AND IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF THE LANES AFTER THE CLEARANCE OPERATION,+ HE SAID.

THE CLEARANCE IS CO-ORDINATED BY THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND CARRIED OUT BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT.

GROUP TO STUDY CHILD CARE SERVICES

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A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC) WILL BE FORMED SHORTLY TO CARRY OUT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF EXISTING POLICIES AND PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE SERVICES AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEIR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

SWAC.

THE PROPOSAL WAS ENDORSED AT A MEETING TODAY (MONDAY) OF

RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE SERVICES AIM TO PROVIDE SUPERVISION OR CARE FOR ALL VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WHO CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY LOOKED AFTER BY THEIR FAMILIES AND FOR WHOM NO BETTER ALTERNATIVES ARE AVAILABLE.

AT PRESENT ...............

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