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the policy of the Hong Kong Govern- ment on provision of accommodation for homeless families.
Mr. Luard: Homeless families are offered temporary housing in licensed areas where house water supply, elec- tricity, recreation
areas and proper management are all provided. Where such accommodation is not immediately available, homeless families are tem- porarily housed. as an emergency arrangement, in transit centres before being offered places in licensed areas. A family is usually offered a public housing flat after about four years in a licensed area. The Hong Kong Govern- ment have a long-term housing pro- gramme designed to minimise the future use of licensed areas, but in the meantime these areas are an indispensable means of accommodating homeless families.
Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the provisions made for the rehousing of people due to be evicted from the rooftops of 271- 281 Sai Yeung Choi Street, Hong Kong, as the result of demolition.
Mr. Luard: The people to be evicted from the roofstops of 271-281 Sai Yeung Choi Street have been offered temporary accommodation in a transit centre com- prising former Army barrack buildings at Shamshuipo, until accommodation in licensed areas becomes available. Licensed area accommodation is not available at
present because it was necessary recently to rehouse 1,500 people who had become homeless as a result of large-scale fires. The owner of the premises at Yeung Choi Street has, however, agreed to defer clearance at least until after the Chinesse New Year-18th February-in order to reduce the interval between clearance and the time when licensed area accommoda- tion will be available for the families. This should be possible in April.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the hon. Member for Liverpool, Scotland Exchange can expect a reply to representations he made personally to the Hong Kong Government on Tuesday 7th September 1976 relating to matters in the New Territories and to which a reply was promised but not received to date.
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Mr. Luard : I understand that my hon. Friend is referring to matters which he raised with the Secretary for the New Territories when he visited Hong Kong last year. The Hong Kong Government have been under the impression that the meeting that my hon. Friend had with the Governor of Hong Kong on 16th September 1976 had disposed of the matters which had arisen during his visit. The Secretary for the New Territories will now be writing to my hon. Friend about the matters he had raised with him then.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the dispute in Tuen Mun has been settled in the New Territories, Hong Kong, concerning land compulsorily pur- chased, details of which were given per- sonally to the Secretary to the New Terri- tories on 7th September 1976 by the hou. Member for Liverpool, Scotland Ex- change; what was the original offer of compensation; and what was the final settlement.
Mr. Luard: All outstanding issues con- cerning acquisiton of land at Tuen Mun have been resolved. The only case referred to the Land Tribunal for arbitra- which the original offer was $HK55,000, tion was that of Mr. Wong Hok-Yee, in
and the Land Tribunal award $HK67,400.
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Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Long in the New Territories has been if the problem of sewage disposal in Yuen
resolved, details of which were given personally to the Secretary of the New Territories on 7th September 1976 and to which no reply has been received to date.
Mr. Luard: Construction of the Yuen Long sewage treatment works is in pro- gress. It is hoped that the plant will be commissioned at the end of this year.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the dispute over the acquisition of land in the Shatin Market in the New Terri- tories, Hong Kong, has been settled, details of which were given to the Sec- retary for the New Territories personally by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Scot- land Exchange on 7th September 1976
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