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MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989

PLEASED

WITH

THE SUCCESS OF THE WORKING GROUP IN

THEY EXPRESSED THEMSELVES CLEARANCE AND THE EFFORT OF THE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CO-ORDINATING AND CARRYING OUT THE OPERATION.

BOARD FOR IN PARTICULAR, MR LAN THANKED THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT

HAD HELPED ΤΟ IMPROVE THE GENERAL SUPPORTING THE CLEARANCE WHICH ENVIRONMENT OF THE TYPHOON SHELTER.

TO THE DISTRICT AND THE WORKING GROUP, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S

"MUCH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE CLEARANCE IS DUE

ΤΟ BOARD

SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE GIVING ADVISING THE HOUSE-BOAT DWELLERS TO ACCEPT REHOUSING OFFERS," HE SAID.

MR LAN POINTED OUT THAT THE WORKING GROUP, APART FROM ASSISTING

THEIR REHOUSING AND THE BOAT DWELLERS WITH

EMPLOYMENT, HAD ALSO OR NEAR THE DISTRICTS IN HELPED THEIR CHILDREN TO FIND SCHOOLS IN WHICH THEIR NEW HOMES ARE LOCATED.

"THE GROUP HAD ALSO HELPED SOME INDIVIDUAL DWELLERS OTHER ASSISTANCE," HE ADDED.

H

TO OBTAIN

FORMER BY THE FEAR

'IT IS A GREAT COMFORT TO ME AND TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE

HAVE NO LONGER

TO BE HARRASSED HOUSE-BOAT DWELLERS WILL ELEMENTS, AND THEIR CHILDREN HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO PLAY WITHOUT OF FALLING INTO THE SEA, HE NOTED.

"

STAFF HAD PUT A FAR AS POSSIBLE THE

MR PANG SAID THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND ITS

AS TO MEET GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT INTO TRYING HOUSING NEEDS OF THE DWELLERS.

NOW LIVING "A TOTAL OF 57 FAMILIES COMPRISING 327 PERSONS ARE

SAFER HOMES IN PUBLIC IN MORE COMFORTABLE AND SPACIOUS. AS WELL AS

++ HE ADDED. HOUSING ESTATES OR TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS,

MR STRACHAN

POINTED OUT

THAT

CLEARANCE, THE SHELTER WOULD BE ABLE AND WOULD RESUME ITS DESIGNATED USE.

WITH THE COMPLETION TO ACCOMMODATE MORE

OF LIGHTERS,

THE

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