It is clearly
II) Refusal to recognise the tanure of the seven buildings
stated on the lease that the tenure of all the buildings are equally shared among all units. But Government brutally stripped us of our rights by declaring the seven buildings as 'Crown Land' in a sheet of gazette, and refusing to take into account the value of the tenure in computing the prices of the premises. Why? What a sheer suppression.
III) That the sharp rise of the value of the surrounding premises was due to the speculation of the realty by the estate brokers and developers, and was different from the real market price It is we the trivial citizens who suffer from the push-up of the price of the realty estates. If we were brutally stripped of our land and buildings, we would have no choice but to buy a comparable unit from the estate developers and speculators. Should that be so, why couldn't Government buy some units from them to compensate us? Isn't that reasoning ridi- culous?
IV) That Government rigidly sets the value of the Sai Lau Kok Buildings at the market price prevailing as at 12.11.1978 - As Government was unable to solve all our problems relating to the compensation and resettlement before the said date while the market value of the estates is ever increasing, why has Government still set its standard of compensation to the market price as at the above-mentioned date? Isn't it a good proof of the contradiction and impracticability of the Crown Land Resumption Ordinance.
V) That the valuation of the seven buildings was conducted by pro- fessionals as claimed by Government. But the authority concerned could not give any explanation of the conditions for assessment whereon our buildings were valued when questioned by our represent- atives. 'Professional valuation' was the only word they could give us as a means of shifting of responsibility.
Note 5 Public Housing Estates
When the Property owners' flats were measured, the Housing Authority immediately instructed us to register for public housing units. But after registration, the property owners would be requested to sign some other document promising to demolish all private constructions and evacuate before 16th May, 1979, but no further information was given on the
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