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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1987

AMONG THE STRUCTURES CLEARED, FIVE WERE USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSE, WHILE 22 WERE FOR STORAGE AND COMMERCIAL USES.

SIX FAMILIES COMPRISING 13 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE OPERATION HAVE BEEN OFFERED REHOUSING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS AND PUBLIC HOUSING BLOCKS.

THE TWO-DAY CLEARANCE IS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENT.

SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN 1992, THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE HAS CARRIED OUT 44 CLEARANCE OPERATIONS TO REMOVE ABOUT 500 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN REAR LANES TOGETHER WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

TOWN PARK PLANNED FOR YUEN LONG *****

A 7.6-HECTARE TOWN PARK IS TO BE BUILT AT YUEN LONG TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

MAJOR FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE TWO LAKES, A PAGODA, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, TERRACE GARDEN AND RAVINE GARDEN, A PERFORMING AREA WITH COVERED STAGE AND THREE SOCCER PITCHES.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED

IN EARLY 1989.

TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN PARK, AT SHUI NGAU LING, ALL EXISTING ROADS, TRACKS AND FOOTPATHS WITHIN THE WORKS AREA ARE TO BE CLOSED BEFORE BEING DEMOLISHED AND LATER REPLACE BY A COMPREHENSIVE NEW FOOTWAY SYSTEM AND EIGHT MINOR FOOTBRIDGES.

MAJOR FOOTWAYS WHICH CAN BE USED AS ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY

AND SERVICE VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED.

THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, TEMPORARY PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SCOUT HALL NEARBY WILL BE MAINTAINED.

TEMPORARY PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO THE WAR MEMORIAL ON TWO DAYS EACH MAY AND TO THE CLAN GRAVES AND THE KAM TAP AREA DURING THE CHING MING AND CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVALS.

ON COMPLETION OF THE WORKS, PERMANENT ACCESS TO THE SCOUT HALL, WAR MEMORIAL, CLAN GRAVES AND KAM TAP AREA WILL BE AVAILABLE.

DETAILS OF THE ROAD WORKS IN THE AFFECTED AREA ARE GIVEN

IN THE LATEST GAZETTE.

OBJECTIONS TO THE PROJECT SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY APRIL 21.

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