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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1992

LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS MAJOR ROLE IN METROPLAN

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (LDC) WAS PROVIDING HOMES FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CLEARANCES.

"THIS, I HOPE, WILL BE THE POLICY IN FUTURE THAT WE WILL ENCOURAGE THE LDC ALWAYS TO TRY, WHERE POSSIBLE, TO GIVE PEOPLE A HOME IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT WHEN THEY ARE AFFECTED BY SUCH MOVES, SIR DAVID SAID.

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HE NOTED THAT ANY REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME SUCH

AS THE ONES UNDERTAKEN BY THE LDC INEVITABLY CREATE SOME DIFFICULTIES FOR WHO HAVE TO BE DISRUPTED AND MOVED.

WHICH THE LDC AND THE

"WE ACCEPT THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS GOVERNMENT MAKE ARE NOT ALWAYS PERFECT. WE ARE REVIEWING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LDC AND THE GOVERNMENT TO HOPE TO IMPROVE THE ARRANGEMENTS SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED CAN HAVE BETTER TREATMENT IN THE FUTURE.

"BUT THESE THINGS TAKE SOME TIME TO WORK OUT, HE ADDED.

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DAVID WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING SIR GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S STREET RESIDENTIAL PROJECT.

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IN HIS ADDRESS AT THE CEREMONY, SIR DAVID SAID THE LDC, LONGER TERM, WOULD HAVE A MAJOR ROLE TO PLAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION METROPLAN.

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UNDER THE METROPLAN, THE GOVERNMENT'S AIM WAS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DEVISED FOR THE NEW TOWNS OLDER URBAN AREAS, HE ADDED.

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**WE WILL MAKE USE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED RECLAMATIONS

AT WEST KOWLOON AND ELSEWHERE AROUND ACHIEVE THIS AMBITIOUS GOAL.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CORPORATION,

T HE OTHER AGENCIES, THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE COMMUNITY TO DO THIS, SAID.

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LDC WAS

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REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

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MORE DIFFICULT PART WAS TO DEAL WITH COMPENSATING AND RELOCATING TENANTS AFFECTED BY ITS REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.

SUCH MATTERS REQUIRED PATIENT EXPLANATION AND NEGOTIATION, DETERMINATION AND INGENUITY, RESOURCEFULNESS AND PRAGMATISM, HE SAID.

SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY PLACED ON THE LDC WAS A HEAVY ONE.

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