schools in the vicinity of Li Cheng Uk, Tai Hang Tung and Shek Kip Mei Estates.
23. In the early part of 1959 the Urban Services Department, assisted by officers of the Resettlement Department, organized a very successful Health Education competition in the resettlement estates. The competition was run in conjunction with the 'Miss Ping On' campaign and was designed to encourage settlers to keep their rooms clean and free from obstructions to light and air. All rooms were visited by Area Officers of the Resettlement Department who awarded preliminary marks, and the final markings were made by judges appointed by the Health Education Select Committee of the Urban Council. The tenant of the best kept room in each of the six estates was awarded a cash prize of $300.00, the presentation being made on 16th March, 1959, by Dr. P. F. Woo. The competition aroused a good deal of interest and the prize-giving ceremonies at each estate were well attended. One of the prize-winners, Mrs. CHAN Yu Lee, of Wong Tai Sin Estate, donated her prize to the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Institution.
24. In August 1958, the Emergency Regulations under which the Department had been operating, were repealed and replaced by a composite Resettlement Ordinance, which follows substantially the provisions of the old Regulations. The powers of the Urban Council under the Regulations have been maintained by its appointment as competent authority for the urban areas under Parts IV and V of the Ordinance, that is for the administration of the resettlement estates and cottage areas.
25. A more detailed description of the work of the Department is given in the succeeding chapters.
CHAPTER III
CLEARANCE AND RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS
26. The legal definition of a squatter structure covers a wide range from a typical squatter hut, built of wood or any cheap materials that can be had, to substantial two- or three-storey houses. These structures were in some cases built by the present occupants but more usually they are owned by 'squatter landlords', usually absentees, who may charge as much as $25 a month rent for a cubicle measuring as little as 50 square feet. The more substantial houses are for the most
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