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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1:47
A SUN OF 3650 000 HAD GONE TO THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STOREY YOUTH HOSTEL AT ITS TAI TAM CAMPSITE WHICH IS POPULAR WITH SCOUTS AND OTHER YOUTH ORGANISATIONS.
THE HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION ALSO OBTAINED $500 000 FOR CONVERTING A FORMER VILLAGE SCHOOL AT SAM SHING HUI IN TUEN MUN INTO A HOLIDAY CAMP, TO PROVIDE ANOTHER MUCH-NEEDED VENUE FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW TOWN.
KWUN TONG BACKLANE CLEARED
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WORK BEGAN TODAY (THURSDAY) TO DEMOLISH 58 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN A CLEARANCE OPERATION IN KWUN TONG.
LOCATED IN THE BACKLANE OF YEE ON STREET, MORE THAN HALF OF THE STRUCTURES WERE USED FOR COMMERCIAL OR STORAGE PURPOSES.
TWENTY-TWO PEOPLE FROM 10 FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE WERE RE-HOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, WHILE 15 OPERATORS WERE GRANTED EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE FOR THEIR COMMERCIAL UNDERTAKINGS.
THE OPERATION WILL TAKE ANOTHER THREE WORKING DAYS TO COMPLETE.
TODAY'S CLEARANCE WAS PART OF A LARGE SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME, ENTITLED +OPERATION FAR FLING+ INITIATED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER 1983 WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.
SO FAR ABOUT 300 ILLEGAL BACKLANE STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED UNDER THE OPERATION, LEAVING SOME 900 STRUCTURES TO BE CLEARED.
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