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social improvements. Factory owners, however, pose a difficult
problen for Government and community efforts in environmental
and social improvements, simply for the fact that any ambitious
programmes in this direction would be at the expense of the convenience now enjoyed by these factory owners. Nevertheless, as the present concern is mainly for improvement of water supplies,
electricity and drainage from which factory owners would also benefit, we envisage no difficulty from this group. It is interesting to note that many residents, medical practitioners
in particular, living on the periphery are reluctant to identify
themselves as Walled City residents.
Land Developers and Crine Elements
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The construction of multi-storey buildings inside the Walled
City is usually a joint venture between the constructor-cum-land developer and the landowner (17). The landowner may simply be
the owner of a hut on the piece of land to be developed. The
constructor-cun-land developer will arrange and pay for the
construction works. The landowner who will still own the picce
of land will in return be entitled to the ownership of a number of flats in the new building.
There appears to have no particular organisation among the land developers. Each land developer does his own business in his ow
However, as construction often requires considerable capier", land developers usually operate in partnership.
way.
Land developers are not necessarily long-time Walled City residents.
Sone of them are simply attracted to the Walled City for commercial reasons. At present, the more important land developers are Lee Ching-kee ( E
) whose business name
), Lee Hung-keo
), and Chan Nu-fat (
陳南發
( 李紅記 ), Chan Sub (i tà
is Cheung Hing
Lee Ching-kee is a Hakka and is believed to have singly
participated in some land development schemes in the Walled Cit.
Both Lee Hung-kee and Chan Sub are Chiu Chow. Chan Sub was
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