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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance (Chapter 124)

BELEIVED IN REGISTRY IN. $1 18 JAN1978

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YUEN LONG TOWN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE 3X

YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES

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A

The works comprising package 3X of the Yuen Long Development Programme involve site formation for a public housing estate with a planned population of 13,000. Facilities within the estate will include a nursery, kindergarten, primary school and a market. The project is in Category A of the Public Works Programme and site formation works are scheduled to commence in March 1978. In order to proceed with this development, it is necessary to acquire an area of private land with user restricted to food processing presently occupied by buildings used for this purpose.

2

The Director of Public Works has accordingly recommended the resumption of 16, 703, 3 square metres (179, 792 square feet) of light industrial land together with the buildings thereon. The general loca- tion of the land to be resumed is shown coloured orange on the Identi- fication Plan at Annex A, The Secretary for the New Territories is satisfied that the area of private land involved is the minimum necessary to implement the project. Compensation for resumption and clearance is estimated at $5, 375, 500 and sufficient funds are available within the approved project estimate to meet this expenditure provided that land exchange entitlements are accepted as anticipated.

3

There is presently a food-processing factory operating on the lot. About 60 workers will be affected by its closure. Three temporary structures on Crown land used for domestic purposes will have to be cleared at the same time. Those structures are occupied by a family of seven persons who, if found eligible, will be offered either public housing or space in a temporary housing area and may also receive ex-gratia domestic removal allowance. If no rehousing is available within the district, then the family may opt for a resite in which case an ex-gratia rehabilitation allowance of $5,000 will be payable but the family will forfeit priority for public housing.

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In addition to the above-mentioned temporary structures, a total of ten other temporary structures, including a chicken shed and agricultural stores, will also have to be cleared for Crown land.

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