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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1991

THE THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT, IN A SURVEY OF THIS NATURE,

IS DIFFICULT TO RESULTS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION AS IT

OF ESTABLISH PRECISELY THE EXTENT TO WHICH RESPONDENTS' RECOLLECTION THE PAST AND PERCEPTION OF THE FUTURE ACCORDS TRENDS.

WITH THE UNDERLYING

REPORT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY PURCHASE COPIES OF THE SURVEY

BUILDING, FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL OR FROM THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $8 PER COPY.

FURTHER DETAILS

BUSINESS

OF THE QUARTERLY OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3223.

SURVEY

THE OF

1, 12

MAY BE CENSUS AND

CHAIRMAN OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND BETTERMENT MEETS PANEL OF EXPERT ADVISERS

AND

COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION

WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF SURVEYORS, LAW SOCIETY, ASSOCIATION AND THE

THE SPECIAL THE CHAIRMAN OF BETTERMENT, MR JOHN TODD, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) MET OF THE INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS, INSTITUTE THE BAR ASSOCIATION, THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS HRUNG YEE KUK.

THEY, TOGETHER WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ADMINISTRATION, FORM ΤΟ ASSIST THE A PANEL OF EXPERT ADVISERS WHICH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED COMMITTEE IN ITS WORK.

THE

COMPENSATION ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE

AND

BETTERMENT WILL

OF THE

PLAY A SPECIAL PART IN THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS OF THE REVIEW TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE.

THE VERY CONTROVERSIAL

OF "IT WILL BE CONSIDERING

QUESTION

BE SHOULD

PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT WHETHER COMPENSATION

FOR TOWN

TE RIGHTS, MR TODD PLANNING DECISIONS WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECT PROPERTY SAID,

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'IT WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING WHETHER BETTERMENT SHOULD BE TO THE GOVERNMENT WHEN THE VALUE OF PROPERTY IS ENHANCED.

PAID

"AT PRESENT, LAND

COMPENSATION

IS ONLY

PAID WHEN LAND IS RESUMED AND THERE ARE NO BETTERMENT CHARGES AS SUCH.'

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IN THE NEW ΤΟ URGE THE RESTRICTIONS

THE INTRODUCTION

TERRITORIES LAST YEAR

OP CAUSED

NEW

MANY

PLANNING

LANDHOLDERS

RESTRICTIONS

THERE

GOVERNMENT TO PLAY OUT

COMPENSATION

FOR PLANNING

AND

PLANNING BLIGHT CAUSED BY THE ZONING OF LAND.

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