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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1987

MR LEWIS SAID THE CORPORATION WOULD HAVE A VITAL ROLE ΤΟ PLAY IN URBAN RENEWAL NOTWITHSTANDING THE EXTENT OF PRIVATE REDEVELOPMENT IN RECENT YEARS, AND THE EFFORTS OF THE HOUSING SOCIETY UNDER ITS URBAN IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, AND URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS DIRECTLY BY THE GOVERNMENT.

HE SAID THE LDC HAD BEEN GIVEN WIDE-RANGING POWERS

IMPROVE ITS OBJECTIVES, FOREMOST OF WHICH WAS TO HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG BY UNDERTAKING, PROMOTING AND FACILITATING URBAN RENEWAL.

THE

UNDERTAKEN

TO ACHIEVE STANDARD OF ENCOURAGING,

WILL

THE REDEVELOPMENT PROCESS UNDER THE LDC BILL, WHICH

WEEK, CONSISTS OF INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEXT MAIN STAGES, MR LEWIS NOTED.

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HE SAID: "THE FIRST MAIN STAGE CONSISTS OF THE CORPORATION DRAWING UP PROPOSALS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC SITES, EITHER ON ITS OWN OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS.

"WHEN THE CORPORATION HAS DRAWN UP A SPECIFIC REDEVELOPMENT

ITS DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY SCHEME, IT WILL APPLY FOR APPROVAL OF

THE

TOWN PLANNING BOARD. IF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD

THE APPROVES

PLAN, IT WILL BE PUBLISHED AS A DRAFT PLAN UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING

THE SAME ORDINANCE, AND IT WILL THEN GO THROUGH

PROCEDURES AS ANY RIGHT OTHER DRAFT TOWN PLAN, INCLUDING GAZETTING TO GIVE THE PUBLIC A

BE OF OBJECTION, AND WITH PROVISION FOR ANY OBJECTIONS TO

CONSIDERED

A BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BEFORE

PLAN CAN BE APPROVED, WITH OR

WITHOUT AMENDMENT.

A PLAN HAS ΤΟ REQUIRED

ALREADY IN

ONCE "THE SECOND MAIN STAGE CONCERNS RESUMPTION,

BE BEEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE LDC WILL MAKE OFFERS TO ACQUIRE ALL REMAINING LAND IN THE AREA NOT ITS OWNERSHIP WITHIN 12 MONTHS, AND TO OFFER REHOUSING TO DOMESTIC RESIDENTS. HAVING DONE SO, IT MAY REQUEST THE GOVERNMENT RESUME ANY LAND WHICH IT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACQUIRE.

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AND

FAIR

THAT THIS MR LEWIS STRESSED

REDEVELOPMENT PROCESS WAS TO PERMIT THE PROCESS OF SITE ASSEMBLY TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME LIMIT, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ENSURING THAT OWNERS RESIDENTS OF PROPERTY WITHIN A REDEVELOPMENT AREA WERE AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT.

THE THAT

ACCORDED

HE SAID: "WHILE URBAN RENEWAL IS

THE OF PURPOSE LEGISLATION, THE GOVERNMENT MUST ALSO ENSURE

THE INTERESTS OF THUS PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS ARE PROTECTED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DESIGNED A PROCEDURE WHICH MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BEFORE REDEVELOPMENT CAN TAKE PLACE.

"FIRSTLY, BEFORE