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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1985

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COMMITTEE TO MONITOR SHA TAU KOK DEVELOPMENT

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THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE HAS SET UP A COMMITTEE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENTS AT SHA TAU KOK.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU YAM-MAN, HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR IAN WOTHERSPOON SAID: +THE REDEVELOPMENT WORK AT SHA TAU KOK WILL START NEXT YEAR AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1994 AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $200 MILLION,

+THE COMMITTEE WILL OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT, AND HELP REFLECT THE VIEWS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS ON VAR IOUS PROBLEMS TO THE GOVERNMENT DURING THE REDEVELOPMENT PROCESS, + HE SAID.

+MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO HELP EXPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS, MR WOTHERSPOON ADDED.

MR LAU YAM-MAN SAID HE WAS DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THE PROJECT WOULD GREATLY IMPROVE THE LIVING STANDARD IN SHA TAU KOK.

CHAIRED BY MR LAU, THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF THE TWO VICE-CHA IRMEN OF THE SHA TAU KOK RURAL COMMITTEE, A NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES OF YIM LIU HA, KONG HA AND TSO YUEN KOK, AND OFFICIALS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING TO ACCOMMODATE THE 4 500 SQUATTERS FROM YIM LIU HA AND TSOI YUEN KOK, WHICH REPRESENT 90 PER CENT OF THE EXISTING POPULATION AT SHA TAU KOK.

WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING IS DUE TO COMMENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR. AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION TOWARDS THE END OF 1987. THE SECOND PHASE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1988.

THE EXISTING SQUATTER HUTS OF YIM LIU HA WILL BE CLEARED TO MAKE WAY FOR A LANDSCAPED WATERFRONT PROMENADE, AND A SHELTERED ANCHORAGE FOR THE AREA'S FISHING FLEET.

SQUATTERS FROM TSOI YUEN KOK WILL BE REHOUSED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE RURAL HOUSING ESTATE, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A LANDSCAPED TOWN SQUARE, PROVIDING A FOCAL POINT FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN SHA TAU KOK.

OTHER COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDE A RECREATION GROUND, A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, A PRIMARY SCHOOL, A NEW POLICE STATION AND A NEW FIRE STATION.

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