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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1991
1989, IN PASSING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ORDINANCE IN
GOVERNMENT TO MR BARNES SAID, IT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS OF THE
TO OWNERS GAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION ENSURE THAT THE ORDINANCE TENANTS AFFECTED AS WELL AS PROVIDING A REASONABLE FRAMEWORK CORPORATION TO ATTRACT PRIVATE ENTERPRISE TO JOIN IN ITS SCHEMES.
THERE
AND
FOR
THE
FOR
WERE A NUMBER OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS REASON,
IN THE PROCEDURE,
WERE WHICH REFERENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT INCLUDED
HAD ADEQUATE AIMED AT ENSURING THAT THE RIGHTS OF OWNERS AND TENANTS PROTECTION, HE SAID.
THE STIPULATIONS ON COMPENSATION WERE QUITE CLEAR, HE SAID.
AN
"IF THE CORPORATION HAS NOT, IN THE VIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION,
NOT PUT TERMS, REASONABLE
THE OFFERED
ADMINISTRATION WILL APPLICATION FOR RESUMPTION TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
OFFERS ΤΟ THOSE "REASONABLE TERMS" ESSENTIALLY MEANS SIMILAR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF WOULD MAKE IN THE CONTEXT OF A RESUMPTION, WHICH, BROADLY SPEAKING, ARE REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE TO REFLECT MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.
TO
AGREEING
A
THE
THE
RESUMPTION "AGAIN AS A PRE-REQUISITE SECRETARY (FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS) MUST BE SATISFIED THAT THE CORPORATION HAS PROVIDED APPROPRIATE REHOUSING TO THOSE LIVING THE AREA.
IN
TAKE DIFFERENT
VARYING "THIS CAN PAYMENTS TO THE PROVISION OF FLATS ON A RENTAL BASIS TO WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A FLAT OF THEIR OWN," HE SAID.
FORMS,
SIMPLE FROM
CASH THOSE PEOPLE
CORPORATION MR BARNES SAID THE
THE AUTHORITY
ADVANTAGE OF A TO
DID
HAVE NOT AND THE HOUSING SOCIETY THE HOUSING ENJOYED BY SUBSTANTIAL POOL OF LOW-PRICED OR LOW-RENTAL OR TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSIST IN ITS CLEARANCE, BUT IT HAD MADE CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS AND ADAPT PRIVATE FLATS TO ASSIST THOSE MOST IN NEED.
TO BUY
ITS OVERALL PLAN FOR SERIES OF STUDIES ON INTO THE ADEQUACY OF
THE FACILITIES,
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
AND CONDITIONS,
HE POINTED OUT THAT BEFORE IT LAUNCHED URBAN RENEWAL, THE CORPORATION COMMISSIONED A URBAN DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK COMMUNITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS, THE
BUILDING
PATTERN WITHIN VARIOUS STUDY AREAS IN HONG KONG.
THE LAND OWNERSHIP
"THE STUDIES ENABLED THE CORPORATION TO PREPARE ITS URBAN RENEWAL SCHEMES," HE SAID.
THE
I
BOARD REQUIRED
IT MADE ΤΟ PROVIDE
VERY
CLEAR SPECIFIED
PLANS FOR
THAT THE
COMMUNITY
BOARD,
TOWN PLANNING
BE CORPORATION WOULD FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE IN ITS SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSIONS TO THE MR BARNES SAID.
"WITHIN
REQUIREMENTS THESE
THE CORPORATION
ІТЯ PLANS
OWN AREA, THE SCHEMES, TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE NATURE AND POTENTIAL OF THE
THE DIFFERENT USES, LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF AND TAKING ADVICE FROM THE LOCAL PLANNING OFFICE.
"ITS DETAILED
MUST PROPOSALS
11 HE SAID.
GO THROUGH
TOWN PLANNING
AND
ORDINANCE PROCEDURES, INCLUDING CONSULTATION WITH DISTRICT BOARDS PUBLIC OBJECTION PROCEDURES,
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