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social improvements. Factory owners, however, pose a difficult problem for Government and community efforts in environmental and social improvements, simply for the fact that any ambitious programmes in this direction would be at the expense of the convenience now enjoyed by these factory owners. Nevertheless, as the present concern is mainly for improvement of water supplies, electricity and drainage from which factory owners would also
benefit, we envisage no difficulty from this group. It is interesting to note that many residents, nedical practitioners in particular, living on the periphery are reluctant to identify
themselves as Walled City residents.
Land Developers and Crine Elements
20.
21.
22.
23.
The construction of multi-storey buildings inside the Walled City is usually a joint venture between the constructor-cum-land developer and the landowner (17). The landowner may simply be the owner of a hut on the piece of land to be developed. The
constructor-cum-land developer will arrange and pay for the
construction works. The landowner who will still own the piece
of land will in return be entitled to the ownership of a number
of flats in the new building.
There appears to have no particular organisation among the land
developers. Each land developer does his own business in his own
However, as construction often requires considerable capital, land developers usually operate in partnership.
way.
*
Land developers are not necessarily long-time Walled City residents.
Sone of them are simply attracted to the Walled City for
commercial reasons. At present, the more important land
developers are Lee Ching-kee (
(E), Chan Sub (to
་
隙拾
), Lee Hung-kee
) whose business name
is Cheung Hing ( 祥與 ), and Chan Nan-fat (
BAT PH X
陳南
Leo Ching-kee is a Halka and is believed to have singly
participated in same land development schemes in the Walled City, Both Lee Hung-kee and Chan Sub are Chiu Chow. Chan Sub was
).
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