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Friday, February 9, 1973

He explained that when the Government was ready to act in new

towns, it would resume the land with fair compensation to land owners,

provide resettlement for anyone living on it, pay compensation to farmers,

pig breeders and others, before moving in.

Looking back over 1972, Mr. Bray noted that the year had seen

considerable progress in the New Territories and he envisaged that even

more could be accomplished in the year ahead by way of more public housing

and villages, improved communications, recreation facilities and possibly

holiday resorts complete with hotels and weekend bungalows.

"A strong Government initiative is going to be required," he stressed,

"but success will only follow a combined effort by the people of the area

and their government."

Impact

But the predominant influence in the new towns, Mr. Bray went on,

would be the impact of the Government's stated aim to provide housing for

overy family over the next 10 years.

Public housing by itself, however, was not enought to create new

towna, he added.

"Quite apart from the social and commercial services needed

for the new population we must provide for industrial development and

privately built housing."

He said the enterprise and capital were available for this and

private enterprise building would be welcomed once sufficient progress had

been made in planning and the provision of the basic engineering services

like water supplies, communications and sewage disposal.

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