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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987

PLANS MUST BE FIRST BE PUBLISHED AS PERSONS AFFECTED

THE BILL ALSO STIPULATES THAT ALL LDC APPROVED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BEFORE THEY CAN DRAFT PLANS UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE WHEN WILL BE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO OBJECT TO IT.

ANY OBJECTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF A PLAN.

GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL

AFTER APPROVAL, THE CORPORATION WILL HAVE ΤΟ ACQUIRE ALL REMAINING PROPERTY IN THE AREA NOT OWNERSHIP.

MAKE OFFERS ТО ALREADY IN ITS

FOR LANDS AND

THE CORPORATION SHALL REQUEST THE SECRETARY WORKS, WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE PLANS' APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, ΤΟ RECOMMEND THE RESUMPTION OF ANY LAND WHICH IT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE ΤΟ ACQUIRE.

THAT

THE SECRETARY WILL RECOMMEND RESUMPTION ONLY IF SATISFIED THE CORPORATION HAS TAKEN ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO ACQUIRE THE *PROPERTY, AND THAT IT HAS OFFERED A FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE.

AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSOR MAY BE APPOINTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE OFFERS MADE BY THE CORPORATION WERE FAIR AND REASONABLE.

WHERE PROPERTY WAS RESUMED, THE OWNERS WOULD HAVE RECOURSE TO THE LAND TRIBUNAL TO DETERMINE THE OPEN MARKET VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY IF THEY ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE OFFER MADE BY GOVERNMENT.

MEASURES TO PREVENT PNEUMOCONIOSIS WELCOMED

*

THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT} BILL 1987, WHICH SOUGHT TO ENABLE THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS COMPENSATION FUND BOARD ΤΟ USE ITS FUNDS FOR MEASURES TO PREVENT PNEUMOCONIOSIS, WELCOMED BY THE COMMUNITY, DR THE HON CHIU (WEDNESDAY).

WOULD BE HEARTILY HIN-KWONG SAID TODAY

SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL IN THE DR CHIU SAID A SUM OF UP TO $1 MILLION EACH YEAR USED FOR PREVENTIVE MEASURES SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL, AND OTHER PROGRAMMES.

HE ADDED THAT IF THE

FRUITFUL, THE BOARD SHOULD

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WOULD INITIALLY BE PUBLICITY, RESEARCH

PREVENTIVE MEASURES WERE FOUND ΤΟ BE EXERCISE ITS DISCRETION TO ALLOCATE A 90 AS TO BRING ABOUT BETTER

LARGER AMOUNT FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES RESULTS.

/DR CHIU