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Wednesday, November 29, 1972
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For the disposal of Crown land within village
areas, to allow villagers to build small houses,
the present system of closed village auction will
be replaced by private treaty grants, with premium
charged at two-thirds of full market value;
All buildings of less than 25 feet in height and
700 square feet in area in the New Territories,
using reinforced concrete, will be exempted from the provisions of the Building Ordinance.
In all the three categories, the maximum built-over area allowed
will be 700 square feet; the maximum height of the buildings allowed will
be two storeys and 25 feet.
The premium for the land in the first two categories will be
charged at full market value, assessed on an area basis and reviewed annually.
At the Legislative Council this afternoon, the District Commissioner,
New Territories, the Hon. D.C. Bray, spoke on the new policy when he tabled
the Buildings Ordinance (Application to the New Territories) (Amendment)
Regulations 1972.
He said the regulations form just the statutory part of the
implementation of the major review of the "small house" policy in the
New Territories.
He pointed out that they referred only to applications to erect
single small houses. Multiple applications would be treated differently
for they must be built in a proper village formation.
Commenting on the major job of producing a comprehensive plan for the
development of the rural New Territories, Mr. Bray said this was a much more
ambitious task.
"But