(b)
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January to December 1987. Detailed survey and follow-up work to determine status of occupants, ownership of interests in property and to gather other data needed to judge eligibility for compensation, rehousing etc.
Phase 1 of clearance.
(c)
April 1987 to March 1988.
(d)
April 1988 to March 1989.
Phase 2 of clearance.
(e)
March 1989 to March 1990.
Phase 3 of clearance.
(f) After March 1990. Physical demolition (but
partial demolitions before 1990 not ruled out) and development of a park (and related
facilities).
Rehousing and Compensation Arrangements
3.
The rehousing arrangements will be as for a redevelopment clearance; although the site is not to be "redeveloped", this will be a clearance of multi-storey buildings in an urban area, quite unlike a squatter clearance. Detailed provisions for rehousing and compensation can only be decided when a detailed survey has been carried out. They will also depend on the recommendations of the Special Committee of the Housing Authority (see paragraph 5 below). But the basic provisions may be summarised as follows:
(a) All genuine residents, who have lived in the
Walled City for a reasonable length of time (say, three months, but this will be for the Special Committee to decide), will be eligible for public housing unit allocations. The small minority who have lived there for a shorter time will be eligible for temporary housing. Preferences of the residents, regarding location and other requirements, will be taken into account.
(b)
(c)
Tenants of domestic premises will be offered public rental housing or priority in buying Home Ownership Scheme flats.
Owner/occupiers of domestic premises will be offered compensation to help them acquire accommodation in neighbouring areas or, if they wish, the value of their premises as well as public rental housing. The level of compensation will be for negotiation; the Government may pay for residents to hire private surveyors to help them in the negotiation. Absentee owners will be offered cash compensation.
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