TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1983
+AT THE SAME TIME THEIR CONDITION AND APPEARANCE ARE CRUCIAL TO THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, AND SO A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT MUST BE THE SECOND ELEMENT OF SELECTIVE URBAN RENEWAL.
THE THIRD ELEMENT IS SELECTIVE URBAN RENEWAL ITSELF AND HE EXPLAINED THAT BY THIS HE MEANT THAT THE INNER PARTS OF THE URBAN AREAS MUST BE EXAMINED AND THOSE WHICH HAVE DETERIORATED FURTHEST MUST BE SELECTED FOR INTENSIVE STUDY.+
+THE AIM OF THIS STUDY WOULD BE TO PLAN HOW, WITH A MINIMUM OF DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS AND DISRUPTION OF RESIDENTS, A MORE ACCEPTABLE PEDESTRIAN AND MOTOR CIRCULATION CAN BE PROVIDED AND OTHER FACILITIES BUILT, HE SAID.
+THIS IS A COMPLEX EXERCISE INVOLVING PLANNING, CONTROL OF BUILDING ACQUISITIONS, REHOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION BOTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALSO OF NEW RESIDENTIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS.
+AS WE ARE DEALING WITH LEASED LAND, AND PLANNING CONTROLS ADDITIONAL TO THOSE PROVIDED IN EITHER CROWN LEASES OR PRESENT LEGISLATION, I WOULD FORESEE THE NEED FOR NEW SPECIALLY DRAFTED LEGISLATION.+
HE ADDED THAT THERE WAS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT A DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WITH STATUTORY POWERS OF PURCHASE MIGHT DE A MORE EFFECTIVE AGENT THAN GOVERNMENT IN EXECUTING THIS KIND OF PROGRAMME.
+1 AM BY NO MEANS YET PERSUADED THAT AN AGENCY OR CORPORATION IS THE BEST MEANS OF DEALING WITH THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS WE AF – LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER IN HONG KONG,
+HOWEVER, THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN ACHIEVING ANYTHING IS LIKELY TO BE DETERMINATION AND PERSISTENCE IN THE FACE OF HIGH EXPENSE AND ONLY GRADUALLY REALISED TANGIBLE ADVANTAGES,
+ IF ESTABLISHING A DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CAN HELP SUSTAIN DETERMINATION AND PERSISTENCE AND ALSO HELP TO MAKE THE PROCEDURES QUICKER AND MORE FLEXIBLE, THEN IT MAY BE WORTH A TRY.
+IN THE PRESENT RECESSION, NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACTUAL URBAN RENEWAL IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
+BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO CLEAR OUT POLICY AND LEGISLATION FOR THE FUTURE. ARE BEGINNING TO DO NOW, HE SAID.
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