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Clearance of Lei Yue Mun squatters at risk
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A joint departmental operation to remove residents living in structures in the Lei Yue Mun Squatter Area that have been declared to be at immediate risk from landslides was completed without incident this (Thursday) morning.
Co-ordinated by the Kwun Tong District Office, the operation involved the Housing Department (HD), the Lands Department, the Police and the Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO).
A Government spokesman said the clearance was to ensure the safety of residents whose lives would be endangered by landslips with the arrival of the rainy
season.
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About 60 structures in the area were identified to be at immediate risk last August by GEO. Of these, 58 households have already accepted HD's rehousing arrangements. They have been offered either public rental housing or interim housing according to their eligibilities.
All affected occupants are found to have been moved out today.
Most of the vacated structures have already been sealed up while the rest will be sealed up or demolished to prevent re-occupation.
The Kwun Tong District Board as well as local residents' associations in Lei Yue Mun have been informed of today's operation early this month.
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Comic book to promote sex equality awareness
The Home Affairs Branch has published a comic book to arouse public awareness of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance. which aims to promote equal opportunities for women and men.
Introducing the new initiative to enable secondary school students to have a better understanding of the provisions in the legislation, a spokesman for the Branch said today (Thursday) that the comic book provides an interesting and comprehensive illustration of various forms of discrimination covered by the Ordinance.
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