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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1985

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KWUN TONG BACKLANE CLEARANCE OPERATION

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AN OPERATION TO CLEAR 39 BACKLANE STRUCTURES IN KWUN TONG HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

ABOUT HALF OF THE STRUCTURES, SITUATED IN THE BACKLANE OF KA LOK STREET IN THE TOWN CENTRE, WERE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, WHILE THE OTHERS WERE DOMESTIC UNITS.

OF THE RESIDENTS AFFECTED, 10 WERE RE-SETTLED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, AND 41 WERE ALLOCATED UNITS IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.

EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES TOTALLING $26 000 WERE ALSO GRANTED TO ELIGIBLE SHOP-OPERATORS.

THE 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 DISTRICT BOARD.

SO FAR ABOUT 400 ILLEGAL BACKLANE STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN CLEARED UNDER THE OPERATION.

BOARD TO DISCUSS BROADCASTING REPORT

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WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE REPORT OF THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD AT THEIR MEETING ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 17).

MEMBERS WILL ALSO RAISE A QUESTION ON THE DEFINITION OF THE BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT AND THE ACTUAL RIGHTS IT WILL BESTOW ON HONG KONG PEOPLE.

ANOTHER QUESTION WILL BE ON THE EFFECTS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF 26 PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE BLOCKS AT A COST OF $800 MILLION.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF THE THOMSON ROAD PEDESTRIAN SCHEME, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN WAN CHAI CAUSED BY PIG REARING, PROGRESS REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS IN WAN CHAI, AND THE VARIOUS REPORTS FROM THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES, THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND AREA COMMITTEES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 2.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHA! DISTRICT OFFICE AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD, EIGHTH FLOOR, TUNG WAH MANSION, WAN CHAI.