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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990

ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT

WERE STRUCTURES ILLEGAL

REMOVED IN A SIXTEEN OPERATION IN YAU TSIM DISTRICT TODAY (THURSDAY).

CLEARANCE

WAS

COORDINATED BY THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE, THE OPERATION

1990-91 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CLEARANCE PART OF THE DISTRICT'S PROGRAMME.

CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINSTRATION A SPOKESMAN FOR THE

HUTS, STORAGE SAID THESE STRUCTURES WERE USED AS CANOPIES, SQUATTER CABINETS AND SHOP EXTENSIONS.

HAMILTON SHING

THEY WERE SCATTERED IN THE REAR LANES ON NATHAN ROAD, STREET, RECLAMATION STREET, DUNDAS STREET, TAK HING STREET, TAK STREET, JORDAN ROAD AND COX ROAD.

THE CLEARANCE THOSE AFFECTED BY EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION TOTALLING $80,000.

WERE

OFFERED

REHOUSING

OR

"THE CLEARANCES OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES SINCE 1982 TO IMPROVE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.

HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT

"A TOTAL OF 1,000 SUCH STRUCTURES IN 139 REAR LANES DEMOLISHED SINCE THEN," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HAVE BEEN

WERE THE POLICE AND STAFF TAKING PART IN TODAY'S OPERATION FROM HOUSING, URBAN SERVICES, BUILDINGS AND LANDS, SOCIAL WELFARE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENTS.

AND

246 VBP RETURN TO VIETNAM

A GROUP OF 246 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE TODAY (THURSDAY} RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 89 MEN, 60 WOMEN, 45 BOYS AND 52 THE 39 BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

GIRLS, THEY WERE

SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 5,379 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY.

HAVE RETURNED

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