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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988

EASIER RESUMPTION OF NEGLECTED PRIVATE STREETS PROPOSED

*

OF

CERTAIN

(AMENDMENT}

ESSENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE MADE EASIER UNDER THE ROADS (WORKS

INTRODUCED INTO THE

THE RESUMPTION

USE AND COMPENSATION)

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

PRIVATE

FOR STREETS

BILL 1988

THE

LEGAL

SIMPLIFIED.

PROCEDURES

FOR

RESUMING

SUCH STREETS

WOULD

BE

READING

OF THE

BILL,

MOVING THE SECOND

FOR THE SECRETARY THAT MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP AND

STREETS PRIVATE

BEING POORLY ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRAFFIC

IN

SERIOUS

TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID

HAD RESULTED OWNERS NEGLECT BY MAINTAINED AND HAD GIVEN RISE TO PROBLEMS.

THE

PLANNED GOVERNMENT STREETS IN THE NEXT 10 TO 12 YEARS SO MAINTAINED AND MANAGED, HE SAID.

TO

ABOUT RESUME

THEY THAT

300

PRIVATE SUCH COULD BE PROPERLY

GOVERNMENT

WAS HAVING

REQUIRED TO ANY ESTATE,

UNDER THE PRESENT ORDINANCE, THE SERVE NOTICE FOR LAND RESUMPTION ON EVERY PERSON RIGHT, SHARE OR INTEREST IN THE PRIVATE STREET.

MODIFIED,

WAS NOT

IT MR LEUNG SAID THAT IF THIS REQUIREMENT

OWNERS WOULD SEVERELY IMPEDE THE RESUMPTION PROGRAMME AS THOUSANDS OF

AND OWNERSHIP WORKLOAD IN ESTABLISHING WERE INVOLVED AND THE SERVING NOTICES WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL.

THE ENTIRE PROGRAMME MIGHT TAKE UP TO 30 YEARS TO COMPLETE.

TO SPEED UP THE PROGRAMME, THE BILL REMOVED THE REQUIREMENT SERVING INDIVIDUAL NOTICE WHERE THE LAND IN QUESTION WAS A ROAD.

IN

OF

HE SAID THE OTHER

REMAIN.

REQUIREMENTS

THE UNDER

ORDINANCE WOULD

NEWSPAPER, AVAILABLE

THE NOTICE IN ONE ISSUE OF THE THESE INCLUDED PUBLISHING

A

AND CHINESE

ENGLISH GAZETTE AND IN ONE ISSUE EACH OF AFFIXING A COPY ON OR NEAR THE LAND AFFECTED, AND MAKING IT FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

ANY PERSON HAVING A COMPENSATABLE INTEREST WOULD STILL BE TO CLAIM COMPENSATION.

ABLE

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

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