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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1988

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PROPOSAL TO CLOSE KOWLOON STREETS FOR REDEVELOPMENT

STREET,

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO CLOSE PERMANENTLY LEE TAT CHEUNG SHUI STREET, PART OF CANTON ROAD AND A NUMBER OF SERVICE LANES THAT FALL WITHIN AN AREA IN KOWLOON TO BE REDEVELOPED BY THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY.

THE HOUSING SOCIETY IS TO BE GRANTED ABOUT 1.463 HECTARES OF LAND KNOWN AS THE "SIX STREETS AREA" WHICH CURRENTLY COMPRISES FOUR TO SIX-STOREY TENEMENTS ALL OF WHICH ARE UNDER GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

THE HOUSING SOCIETY PLANS TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING BUILDINGS IN TWO PHASES AND AS PART OF AN URBAN IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO REDEVELOP THE AREA.

THE SCHEME INVOLVES BUILDING OF FIVE BLOCKS OF 28-STOREY DOMESTIC TOWERS OVER THREE LEVELS OF PODIUM, PROVIDING ABOUT 1,600 FLATS FOR SALE AND RENT, AND PROVISION OF COMMERCIAL FACILITIES, CARPARKING, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE.

REDEVELOPMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN TWO PHASES AND CLOSURE OF THE ROADS WITHIN PHASE I WILL BE EFFECTED ONLY AFTER DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS THERE.

DURING PHASE I WORK, THE ROADS AND SERVICE LANES WITHIN PHASE I WILL REMAIN OPEN TO SERVE THE EXISTING BUILDINGS THERE.

CLOSURE OF THE ROADS AND SERVICE LANES ONLY BE EFFECTED AFTER DEMOLITION OF THE COVERED BY THIS PHASE.

WITHIN PHASE II WILL BUILDINGS IN THE AREA

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL WERE PUBLISHED IN A NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE PLAN AND SCHEME MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG.

THEY MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON WEST, YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON; AND AT THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE, GROUND FLOOR, 490-492 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO OBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT LATER THAN JULY 12 THIS YEAR.

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