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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1992
A TOTAL OF 3,247 PEOPLE FROM 1,078 FAMILIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE RESUMPTION.
ELIGIBLE OCCUPIERS WILL BE REHOUSED AND OFFERED EX-GRATIA DOMESTIC REMOVAL ALLOWANCES.
NOTICES OF THE RESUMPTION WERE POSTED TODAY (FRIDAY) ON THE LOTS AFFECTED, GIVING A THREE-MONTH NOTICE BEFORE THE LOTS WILL BE REVERTED TO THE GOVERNMENT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
COMPENSATION TO THE OWNERS OF PRIVATE LAND AFFECTED WILL BE ASSESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION ORDINANCE OR BASED ON EX-GRATIA RATE OF COMPENSATION ACCORDING TO CURRENT POLICY.
IN ADDITION, INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS (I.E. OWNERS OF OLD SCHEDULED BUILDING LOTS WHO HAVE OWNED THESE LOTS BEFORE DECEMBER 25. 1941 OR OWNERS WHO HAVE INHERITED THESE LOTS FROM SUCH OWNERS) WILL BE OFFERED AN ADDITIONAL EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE.
AFFECTED OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS OF THE PRIVATE LAND MAY MAKE STATUTORY CLAIMS UNDER THE ORDINANCE AND IF THEIR CLAIMS CANNOT BE SETTLED BY AGREEMENT, THEY MAY APPLY TO THE LANDS TRIBUNAL FOR DETERMINATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SAID THE LAND WAS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE WITH A PUBLIC PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY AND A COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL CENTRE ABOVE THE PODIUM LEVEL.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE RESUMPTION AND CLEARANCE, HE
SAID, THE SITE WILL BE DISPOSED OF THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT'S LAND SALE PROGRAMME TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
"THE TOTAL SITE AREA TO BE DISPOSED OF WILL BE ABOUT 2.6 HECTARES AND THE DEVELOPER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT TO THE GOVERNMENT'S SATISFACTION AND EXPENSE A PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE AT GROUND LEVEL TOGETHER WITH A PUBLIC PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY AT PODIUM LEVEL, HE SAID.
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JOINT ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION MOUNTED
TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION JOINTLY MOUNTED BY THE POLICE, AND THE LABOUR AND THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS RECENTLY HAS RESULTED IN THE ARRESTS OF 130 PERSONS.
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THE OPERATION WAS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUED EFFORT FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND THOSE FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF ANY AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
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