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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1988
THE MATTER HAD BEEN A FREQUENT ITEM ON THE AGENDA BOARD MEETINGS.
OF DISTRICT
ABOUT $250 MILLION
SHE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE SPENDING ON THE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENTS OF 300 PRIVATE STREETS.
THAT THE
TO
IN
HAD MADE WITH THIS OBJECTIVE IN MIND, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF OWNERS ENTITLEMENTS EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE COMPENSATION WOULD NOT BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE SIMPLIFICATION THE RESUMPTION PROCEDURE.
DR IP POINTED OUT THAT A LEGCO AD HOC GROUP HAD BEEN FORMED STUDY THE BILL.
ΤΟ
GROUP
SHORTAGE
HAD IN THE WORK, THE
IN MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICERS CONCERNED, THE
SEVERE STAFF COME TO APPRECIATE THAT, OWING TO A
PRIORITY AND OTHER DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPEDITE THE RESUMPTION PROCESS.
STREETS WITHIN
BE ADOPTED. YEARS,
SHE
"TO ACHIEVE THE TARGET OF RESUMING 300 PRIVATE THE NEXT 10 TO 12 YEARS, A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE NEEDS TO
ΤΟ EXTENDED
30 IF NOT, THE PROGRAMME WOULD HAVE TO BE SAID.
DR IP SAID THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS
UNDER THE ORDINANCE WOULD
REMAIN.
INTENTION IN ONE THESE WERE TO GIVE NOTICE BY PUBLISHING THE
A CHINESE AND ENGLISH EACH OF ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE, ONE ISSUE
ON OR NEAR THE LAND NEWSPAPER; AND TO AFFIX A COPY OF THE NOTICE
GOVERNMENT AFFECTED AND TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT OFFICES.
THE ADMINISTRATION BE AFFECTED BY THE
SHE SAID THE GROUP HAD ALSO CLARIFIED WITH WHETHER THE COMPENSATABLE RIGHT OF OWNERS WOULD PROPOSAL TO DISPENSE WITH INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATIONS.
PART OF "ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING (PLANNING) REGULATION, ANY
ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING ANY STREET OR SERVICE LANE IS NOT TAKEN INTO
SITE OF A RATIO
WHICH THE PERMITTED SITE COVERAGE AND PLOT BUILDING IS ERECTED.
ON
A
"IT IS THEREFORE UNLIKELY THAT
COMPENSATION DUE ΤΟ
LOSS
OF
VALUE OR INTEREST WOULD ARISE,
SHE SAID.
"BESIDES, THE ROAD WAS A COLLECTIVE
RATHER LIABILITY
THAN A
BENEFIT TO OWNERS.
"RESUMPTION WOULD MEAN THAT THE OBLIGATION TO REPAIR,
AND MANAGE GOVERNMENT."
SUCH
STREETS
IS
TRANSFERRED
THE FROM
MAINTAIN
ΤΟ OWNERS
THE
/SHE ALSO