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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1988

OFFERS FOR PHASE IIA WALLED CITY OCCUPIERS AND OWNERS * * * * *

IN THE SECOND PHASE ELIGIBLE OCCUPIERS AND OWNERS

OF OF THE DETAILS KOWLOON WALLED CITY CLEARANCE ARE BEING NOTIFIED THEIR COMPENSATION AND REHOUSING ARRANGEMENTS.

THERE ARE ABOUT 2 200 FAMILIES AND 2 000 PREMISES

THIS CLEARANCE, KNOWN AS PHASE IIA.

ISSUED BY ABOUT 4 000 OFFER LETTERS ARE BEING DUTIES OFFICE OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY CLEARANCE DURING OPERATION, STARTED ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 12), TO INFORM DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS.

AUTHORITY

SPECIAL

THE

OF

INVOLVED IN

THE

SPECIAL A SIX-WEEK THEM OP THE

THE

THE HOUSING

OVERSEEING COMMITTEE

IN THE COMPENSATION CLEARANCE HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AN INCREASE

ABOUT 10 RATES FOR PHASE IIA. THE NEW RATES REPRESENT AN INCREASE OF

AFFECTED PERCENT COMPARED WITH THE RATES PAYABLE TO QUALIFIED PERSONS IN PHASE I.

THE NEW RATES ARE ONLY APPLICABLE TO PHASE IIA OWNERS AND NOT HAVE RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT ON PHASE I OWNERS.

WILL

CLEARANCE ARK BY THE SALES PRICES

PHASE OF THE THE COMPENSATION RATES FOR EACH

REVISED NECESSARY,

UPWARDS OR DOWNWARDS REVIEWED AND, IF SPECIAL COMMITTEE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TREND OF THE OF HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME (HOS) FLATS.

THE CURRENT PHASE I CLEARANCE IS IN GOOD PROGRESS. THE DUTIES OFFICE HAS SECURED 700 PREMISES AND REHOUSED, MOSTLY IN HOUSING ESTATES, ABOUT 900 FAMILIES.

SPECIAL PUBLIC

OPTED FOR HOS FLATS ANOTHER 1 000 PHASE I FAMILIES HAVE YUEN WHICH JUNK BAY AND CHUK

WILL BE READY FOR DECEMBER AND IN JUNE NEXT YEAR.

OCCUPATION

IN THIS

PEOPLE

AND 8

500

CLEARANCE THE WHOLE KOWLOON WALLED CITY 33 000 ABOUT

PREMISES COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN ABOUT BE UNDERTAKEN IN FOUR PHASES.

PROGRAMME,

INCLUDING

INVOLVING SOME 900

500 BUILDINGS, WILL

THE SITE AFTER THE CLEARANCE WILL BE REDEVELOPED INTO A PARK WITH RELATED COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

PUBLIC

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