Land resumption for formation of Chuk Yuen Village Resite Area
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     The Government will resume 13 private agricultural lots with a total area of about 19,461.7 square metres to provide land for the formation of Chuk Yuen Village Resite Area in Ta Kwu Ling.  The entire Chuk Yuen Village has to be cleared to make way for the development of a new Boundary Control Point at Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai in the northeastern New Territories.

     A notice for the land resumption was published in the Gazette today (May 7).

     The construction works will start in the third quarter of 2010 for completion by the first quarter of 2012.

Ends/Friday, May 7, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:00

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