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團表代英訪局議鄉界新
NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK'S
DELEGATION TO UNITED KINGDOM
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2. Restriction on land usage by earmarking layouts with indefinite
development dates;
3. Resumption of land for sale by unjust legal procedures.
The compensation for land resumed in development areas by the Government from the people is ten dollars per sq. ft.; but when such land is regaranted to the people for development, they have to pay a premium of six hundred dollars per sq. ft. (the rate of premium for Shatin New Town Centre in 1976). From 1960 onwards, land resumed by the Government from the people amounts to fifty-five million odd sq. ft. To date total area of land owing to holders of land exchange entitlements at the rate of 5:2 is fourteen million odd sq. ft. If the proceeds from the Government's sale of vast areas of land in the New Territories are spent for public construction in the New Territories, such Government action will definitely gain the Kuk's support. However, street-lighting is still wanting in about 80% of the N.T. villages while water-supply is still lacking in about 70% of them. Considering that the whole New Territories population exceeds 1.1 million and its area takes up 80% of that of Hong Kong
excluding New Kowloon), there is still not one general hospital provided. Even in the Government clinics, there is only one doctor for every ten thousand population. There is not a single up-to standard stadium, playground, park or large-size library; as for art galleries and museums, there is not even a small-size one. Only in Tsuen Wan can we find an up-to-standard swimming complex, but its construction expenses were donated by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. In June 1: 67, twenty-eight shops in Shatin, established about thirty years ago, were demolished. The total compensation of about eight hundred thousand dollars was not enough to cover mi - of the losses suffered by the shop operators or even the severance pay for the discharged employees. In July 1974, when the. Government resumed land from villagers in Tai Nam Wu, Sai Kung, the compensation paid was merely seventy cents per sq. ft. despite the fact that the market value of the land there was then more than ten dollars per sq. ft.
In 1975, the estate dutiesimposed on the land of Lantao Island Villagers were valuated at as high as six dollars per sq. ft. while the market value of the land there was only one dollar sq. ft. then.
As a result of the diversion of irrigation water into Shek Pik Reservoir by the Government, land become barren and uncul- tivable. In Lantao Island District-comprising the four villages of Mui Wo, Tung Chung, Tai O and Lantao South-there is still not a single Government secondary school despite its total area being double of that of the Hong Kong Island and its population reaching thirty thousand.
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