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MONDAY, JULY 8, 1991

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AMORTISATION IS THE COMPULSORY TERMINATION, COMPENSATION, OF NON-CONFORMING USES AT THE END OF A SPECIFIED PERIOD.

NON-CONFORMING USES ARE USES WHICH DO NOT CONFORM ΤΟ THE STATUTORY PLAN BUT ARE NEVERTHELESS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF THE PLAN, SUCH AS INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND VEHICLE REPAIR GARAGES ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

IN ORDER TO MEET GROWING PUBLIC ASPIRATIONS FOR A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE AND BETTER ENVIRONMENT, SPECIAL CONTROL MEASURES IN THREE AREAS, NAMELY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CONSERVATION AND LANDSCAPE, AND CIVIC DESIGN, HAVE ALSO BEEN PROPOSED.

TURNING TO THE ISSUE OF COMPENSATION, MR. BARNES NOTED THAT THIS WAS RECOGNISED AS THE MOST COMPLICATED AND CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE IN THE WHOLE REVIEW. IT HAS ALSO ATTRACTED MUCH PUBLIC ATTENTION OVER THE PAST MONTHS.

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"BECAUSE OF THE STRONG AND VARIED VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT, WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPECIFIC PROPOSALS ON THE ISSUE OF COMPENSATION AND BETTERMENT IN THE DOCUMENT.

"INSTEAD, THE GOVERNMENT WILL SET UP A SPECIAL COMMITTEE WITH A OF EXPERT ADVISERS TO CONSIDER THE ISSUES AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE.

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"THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR JOHN TODD WITH JUDGE CRUDEN AS THE VICE-CHAIRMAN.

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1 MR. TODD WAS FORMERLY SECRETARY FOR HOUSING BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT IN 1986, WHILE JUDGE CRUDEN HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE LANDS TRIBUNAL SINCE 1981.

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OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL; MR. "H.M.G. FORSGATE, PROFESSOR ANTHONY WALKER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (HRU); A SENIOR LECTURER THE LAW FACULTY OF THE HKU; MR. ALBERT CHEN HUNG-YEE, A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, MR. SELWYN MAR; QUEEN'S COUNSEL, MR. RONNY WONG; AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF WING LUNG BANK, MR. PATRICK WU PO-KONG.

THE TASK OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE IS ΤΟ EXAMINE BOTH THE QUESTION OF COMPENSATION FOR PLANNING RESTRICTIONS AND PLANNING BLIGHT CAUSED BY THE ZONING OF LAND AND THE QUESTION OF WHETHER AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD RECOUP BY WAY OF A BETTERMENT CHARGE FROM INCREASES IN VALUE CREATED BY PLANNING ENHANCEMENT.

IT WILL WORK CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE AND WILL SUBMIT A REPORT ΤΟ THE GOVERNOR AT THE END OF ITS DELIBERATION.

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F ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PUT SUBMISSIONS SPECIAL COMMITTEE OR TO REQUEST HEARINGS SHOULD DIRECT THEM TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE, SEVENTH FLOOR, CLUB LUSITANO, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG.

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