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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1987

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GOOD PROGRESS MADE IN WALLED CITY SURVEY

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MORE THAN 70 PER CENT OF THE 10 000 FAMILIES LIVING IN THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY WHO ARE COVERED IN A HOUSING SURVEY, HAVE BEEN SCREENED TO DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR REHOUSING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

+GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE BY STAFF OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IN CARRYING OUT THE DETAILED SCREENING AND THE SURVEY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN JUNE,+ HE SAID.

+GOOD PROGRESS IS ALSO BEING MADE BY STAFF OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT WHO ARE RECEIVING ABOUT 100 CLAIMS DAILY ON OWNERSHIP FROM ABSENTEE-OWNERS AND OWNER-OCCUPIERS WITHIN THE WALLED CITY, HE ADDED.

THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OVERSEEING THE CLEARANCE OF THE WALLED CITY HAD SET JULY-AUGUST AS THE TARGET DATE FOR FINALISING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMPENSATION AND REHOUSING PACKAGE.

MEASUREMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL PREMISES WITHIN THE WALLED CITY HAVE STARTED, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WILL FACILITATE COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PACKAGE TO BE WORKED OUT BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

A SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE HAS BEEN SET UP IN BLOCK 17 OF LOK FU ESTATE TO HANDLE QUERIES REGARDING THE WORK OF DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE CLEARANCE. THESE INCLUDE THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT AND THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.

KWEIL IN STREET ILLEGAL STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED *****

ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE ROOF OVER THE FIFTH FLOOR OF 91-93, KWEILIN STREET, KOWLOON, ARE TO BE DEMOLISHED.

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COURT ON JUNE 26 AND HAS POSTED NOTICES ON THE STRUCTURES INFORMING RESIDENTS.

THE AUTHORITY WISHES TO CLOSE THE STRUCTURES FIRST SO THAT DEMOLITION CAN TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WITHOUT ENDANGERING OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

AN ORDER TO THE OCCUPIERS TO ARRANGE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES THEMSELVES ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN DECEMBER, 1985, HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

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