10,
The Government will do all it can to
build new houses for villagers, before
their villages are removed; sometimes
this is not possible because of the
sequence of the land formation
programmes. In such cases, rental
allowance will be paid until the new
houses are ready.
19.
The Housing Authority has
recently reconsidered the allocation
of shops to shopkeepers whose premises
are cleared for development but has
decided, for practical reasons, that
the policy of cash compensation should
continue. The level of cash
compensation is being re-examined.
20.
Welfare assistance is
available to all who come within the
eligibility limits. This applies
equally to those who are affected by
development clearances.
21.
You have proposed that a
New Territories Affairs committee be
established, comprising the Heung Yee
Kuk and the Secretary for the New
Territories and other officials, and
have compared it with the Urban Council.
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