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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990

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CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO ADVANCE CLEARANCE OF SQUATTERS

NOT то ADVANCE THE THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING WHETHER OR

HILL DIAMOND

AFFECTED BY TATE'S CLEARANCE OF SQUATTER VILLAGES IN CAIRN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND COUNCIL TODAY LANDS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE (WEDNESDAY).

VILLAGE NEW

YUEN LENG YET

HA SOUTH, THESE

INCLUDED VILLAGES VILLAGE AND SHEUNG YUEN LONG VILLAGE. "HOWEVER, NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE," MR BARNES SAID.

CHENG, MR AREAS WHEN VACATED,

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MICHABL BARNES SAID THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THESE AS SUPPLEMENTARY HOUSING SITES WAS ALSO BEING EXAMINED.

HILL ROAD, ONE SUCH SITE, AT TAI KOON NEW VILLAGE NEAR HAMMER

FOR HOME IN PRINCIPLE,

OWNERSHIP HAD ALREADY BEEN FOUND SUITABLE,

DEVELOPMENTS. THE SCHEME PARTICIPATION SECTOR SCHEME/PRIVATE REMAINING SITES WERE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION, MR BARNES SAID.

ACCORDANCE

HE ALSO SAID RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY CLEARANCE IN THE URBAN

IN THE URBAN AREA IN REHOUSING WERE OFFERED

AND POLICIES AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED HOUSING ELIGIBILITY.

CLEARANCE

LAST

AREA WITH

EACH HOUSEHOLD'S

YEAR REDUCED

THE

THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL DIAMOND HILL SQUATTER POPULATION FROM ABOUT 34,000 TO 19,000.

LAND FOR

"A FURTHER CLEARANCE IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE TO FREE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FUNG TAK ROAD EXTENSION," MR BARNES SAID.

OTHER

CLEARANCE

NEARBY WHICH

IS IN MID-1991, WILL SQUATTER AREA

HE ADDED THAT THIS AND ONE UNDER ACTIVE PLANNING AND WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED FURTHER REDUCE THE SQUATTER POPULATION IN DIAMOND HILL TO ABOUT 13,000.

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