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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1989

DB UPDATED ON 'HOUSE-BOAT CLEARANCE

THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING WHAT IT CAN TO ASSIST THE "HOUSE-BOAT" DWELLERS WHO ARE BEING CLEARED FROM THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER,

AREA UNDER WHICH WILL BE DECLARED A CLOSED

THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE ON JULY 7 THIS YEAR.

DISTRICT THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE YAU TSIM

BOARD WAS INFORMED AT A MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TSIM DISTRICT WORKING GROUP, COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE YAU OFFICE,

HOUSING, MARINE, SOCIAL WELFARE, EDUCATION

HAS BEEN SET IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS THE MARINE POLICE,

THE YAU MA UP TO CO-ORDINATE THE CLEARANCE OF DWELLING VESSELS FROM TEI TYPHOON SHELTER.

THE

AND

OF

THE CLEARANCE HAS BEEN DESIGNED ΤΟ IMRPOVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE BOAT DWELLERS AND TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE BERTHING THE INCREASING NUMBER OF DUMB STEEL LIGHTERS THAT ARE NEEDED THE DEMANDS OF HONG KONG'S INTERNATIONAL AND ENTREPOT TRADE.

TO MEET

THE PROGRESS OF THE CLEARANCE WAS OUTLINED TO THE COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP, THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE

(CLEARANCE), WONG HON-HO; THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOUSING CHENG HON-BIU; AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR B. TANG.

THAT THE

AT THE MEETING MR WONG STRESSED

WORKING GROUP

DWELLERS LOOKING AT WAYS AND MEANS OF ASSISTING THE AFFECTED BOAT RESETTLE ELSEWHERE.

BY

MR

MR

WAS

ΤΟ

OF THE

THE THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK AFTER

REHOUSING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BOAT DWELLERS, WHILE

WILL HELP TO FIND SCHOOL PLACES FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR NEW LIVING AREA.

OTHER

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL OFFER ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THE LABOUR WILL HELP THE BOAT DWELLERS FIND NEW JOBS.

WELFARE DEPARTMENT

THAT MR WONG POINTED OUT

THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD HAD DISCUSSED, AND GIVEN ITS BLESSING TO, THE CLEARANCE.

THAT IT

OF

"THE BOARD SHARES AND SUPPORTS THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS IS DESIRABLE TO CLEAR THE BOATS USED FOR DWELLING PURPOSES IN VIEW

IN THE DETERIORATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

THE TYPHOON SHELTER,

AND

WILL BE REHOUSED

TO THEIR

DISPLACED THOSE ELIGIBILITIES, HE NOTED.

זי

ACCORDING

THE

UPON (DWELLING VESSELS)

SAID WONG

MR OUTLINING THE BACKGROUND TO THE CLEARANCE, TYPHOON SHELTER WAS DECLARED A PRESCRIBED AREA FOR "HOUSE-BOATS" THE ENACTMENT OF THE SHIPPING REGULATIONS ON APRIL 13, 1983.

AND

PORT CONTROL

/A TOTAL ...................