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O KONG 2506457 JUL 79
TO IMMEDIATE F CO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1853 OF 25 JULY.
YOUR TELNO 581.
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1. OF A TOTAL OF 231 OWNER-OCCUPIERS, 181 HAVE ALREADY MOVED OUT (81 HAVING BOUGHT PREMISES IN ALLWAY GARDENS AND THE REMAINDER REHOUSED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT), NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE REMAINING 50 OWNER-OCCUPIERS ARE IN A STALEMATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE MADE REQUESTS WHICH CANNOT BE MET. FOR EXAMPLE THEY HAVE ASKED
FOR THE ILLEGALLY EXTENDED AREA OF THE FLAT TO BE TAKEN INTO THE CALCULATION FOR COMPENSATION: FOR COMPENSATION TO BE ASSESSED ON PRESENT DAY VALUES, ETC, 33 OF THE REMAINING 50 OWNER-OCCUPIERS HAVE ACCEPTED SCREENING BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT BUT HAVE SO FAR TAKEN NO FURTHER STEPS TO ATTEND PRE-LETTING INTERVIEWS ETC FOR MOVING INTO PUBLIC HOUSING. THE REMAINING 17 HAVE NOT EVEN
ACCEPTED SCREENING,
2. AT A MEETING LAST NIGHT WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS GROUP OF 50 OWNER-OCCUPIERS, MASS TRANSIT OFFICE OFFICIALS EXPLAINED YET AGAIN THE POSITION AND RENEWED THE OFFER OF COMPENSATION, HOUSING AND OTHER FORMS OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES (DETAILS OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES GIVEN IN MY TELNO 649 TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON) TO THE REMAINING OWNER-OCCUPIERS.
3. ALTHOUGH THE NOTICE SERVED UNDER THE CROWN LAND ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 28) EXPIERS ON 31 JULY, IMMEDIATE EVICTION OF THE REMAINING RESIDENTS IS NOT CONTEMPLATED. THE EXPIRY OF THE NOTICE WOULD ONLY MEAN THAT THOSE RESIDENTS REMAINING WILL BECOME TRESPASSERS ON CROWN LAND.
4. OVERALL, THE SITUATION IS STILL VERY FLUID. OF ABOUT A TOTAL OF 560 FAMILIES (INCLUDING OWNER-OCCUPIERS) IN SAI LAU KOK, 260 HAVE ALREADY MOVED OUT. ANOTHER 200 ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING. IN THE MEANTIME, OFFICERS FROM MASS TRANSIT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TSUEN WAN WILL STEP UP THEIR EFFORT TO GET MORE STARTED MOVING. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS STAGE
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