were served under the Mass Transit Railway (Land Resumption and Related Provisions) Ordinance. Most of these were in respect of properties in Nathan Road and Chater Road.
13.14
The resumption and clearance of two post-war buildings in Nathan Road was completed, and ex-gratia compensation paid to tenants. At Kowloon Tong, statutory easements were created over a total of 16 properties to enable work to proceed on ground anchors and station entrances, including part of the proposed M.T.R./K.C.R. interchange facilities.
13.15 Compensation to be paid to the owner of the multi-storey post-war building at 205/205A Sai Yeung Choi Street was agreed by negotiation and 40 claims by former owners and tenants of Tai On Mansion were settled by reference to the Land Tribunal. Further claims continued to be processed in accordance with statutory procedure.
13.16
The drafting of Conditions in respect of those sites to be the subject of private treaty grants to the Corporation proceeded, while those relating to Kowloon Bay Depot were close to final agreement.
13.17 During the year it was necessary to deposit and gazette a substitute Railway Area Plan in order to incorporate minor boundary adjustments to land and marine areas already occupied by the M.T.R. works. Private land no longer required for M.T.R. purposes was excluded from the substitute plan, while additional land requirements which had become necessary as the construction work proceeded were included.
13.18
The Government drew up a scheme in August 1976 to give advance compensation to operators of small shops and small businesses whose trade was affected by M.T.R. hoardings, spaces and other obstructions placed on the footpath outside their entrances. Under this scheme, a maximum payment of $7,500 per month would be made to operators of affected shops whose premises have annual rateable values of $100,000 to $250,000. Operators of smaller shops would receive a monthly amount of advance compensation based on 7.5% of the rateable value of their premises.
13.19 Applications for advance compensation are processed by the Mass Transit Studies Office which is responsible for determining eligibility and making payments. An Advisory Committee was established to consider doubtful cases and to advise the Director of Mass Transit Studies on the criteria to be adopted for eligibility. By the end of March 1977, 175 applications had been received, 99 being from the Wong Tai Sin district and the remainder from the Nathan Road and Central districts. A total of $1,515,792.80 was awarded to eligible shopkeepers.
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were served under the Mass Transit Railway (Land Resumption and Related Provisions) Ordinance. Most of these were in respect of properties in Nathan Road and Chater Road.
13.14
The resumption and clearance of two post war buildings in Nathan Road was completed, and ex-gratia compensation paid to tenants. At Kowloon Tong, statutory easements were created over a total of 16 properties to enable work to proceed on ground anchors and station entrances, including part of the proposed M.T.R./K.C.R. interchange facilities.
13.15 Compensation to be paid to the owner of the multi-storey post war building at 205/205A Sai Yeung Choi Street was agreed by negotiation and 40 claims by former owners and tenants of Tai On Mansion were settled by reference to the Land Tribunal. Further claims continued to be processed in accordance with statutory procedure.
13.16
The drafting of Conditions in respect of those sites to be the subject of private treaty grants to the Corporation proceeded, while those relating to Kowloon Bay Depot were close to final agreement.
13.17 During the year it was necessary to deposit and gazette a substitute Railway Area Plan in order to incorporate minor boundary adjustments to land and marine areas already occupied by the M.T.R. works. Private land no longer required for M.T.R. purposes was excluded from the substitute plan, while additional land requirements which had become necessary as the construction work proceeded were included.
13.18
The Government drew up a scheme in August 1976 to give advance compensation to operators of small shops and small businesses whose trade was affected by M.T.R. hoardings, spaces and other obstructions placed on the footpath outside their entrances. Under this scheme, a maximum payment of $7,500 per month would be made to operators of affected shops whose premises have annual rateable values of $100,000 to $250,000. Operators of smaller shops would receive a monthly amount of advance compensation based on 7.5% of the rateable value of their premises.
13.19 Applications for advance compensation are processed by the Mass Transit Studies Office which is responsible for determining eligibility and making payments. An Advisory Committee was established to consider doubtful cases and to advise the Director of Mass Transit Studies on the criteria to be adopted for eligibility. By the end of March 1977, 175 applications had been received, 99 being from the Wong Tai Sin district and the remainder from the Nathan Road and Central districts. A total of $1,515,792.80 was awarded to eligible shopkeepers.
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