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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1986

CLEARANCE OPERATION IN CAUSEWAY BAY

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FORTY-TWO ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT THE REAR LANE OF 36-66 JARDINE'S BAZAAR IN CAUSEWAY BAY ARE BEING REMOVED IN A CLEARANCE OPERATION WHICH BEGAN TODAY (TUESDAY).

TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE STRUCTURES WERE USED FOR STORAGE WHILE 12 WERE DOMESTIC UNITS AND TWO FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

OF THE 31 PEOPLE AFFECTED, 12 WERE RE-HOUSED EITHER IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES OR TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, WHILE 19 PEOPLE WERE FOUND TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR 'RE-HOUSING.

TODAY'S OPERATION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, LANDS ́ DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FIRE SERVICES DÉPARTMENT AND THE POLICE, IS ONE OF A SERIES OF CLEARANCE EXERCISES CARRIED OUT IN THE DISTRICT TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN A FEW DAYS' TIME.

KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION PODIUM TO BE EXTENDED

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WORK ON EXTENDING THE EXISTING PODIUM AT KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION WILL START BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

A $49.5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED BY THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. WORK WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A STEEL AND CONCRETE PODIUM WITH ASSOCIATED ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORK.

THE AREA OF THE PODIUM WILL BE ON COMPLETION IN APRIL 1988 INCREASED BY ONE HECTARE TO ABOUT 6.5 HECTARES.

THIS IS THE FINAL STAGE OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AREA TO THE PODIUM TO ENHANCE TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE FACILITIES AT THE STATION.

THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDED CONSTRUCTING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE EXTENSION AND RELAYING 1 600 METRES OF TRACK AT THE STATION'S GOODS YARD, WAS COMPLETED EARLY THIS YEAR.

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