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Supplementary to
Supplementary to Question No 8
in LégCo on 2/12.87
Dr. LAM (in Cantonese): Sir, could Government inform
this Council whether, from the point of view of the overall
importance of Hong Kong, the Tate's Cairn Tunnel
is
more important than the future Kowloon Walled
City Park?
Why does the
Government use two
sets of criteria? On the one hand the Government gives
preferential treatment to the residents of
Kowloon Walled City but on the
other hand
people
who are affected by the Tate's
Cairn Tunnell development are given less favourable compensation.
SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION:
Sir, as Members
are well aware clearance of the Kowloon Walled City is
a very special case. A pragmatic approach has to be
adopted to resolve this problem left over from history.
As have said in my reply, I cannot go into the details of the clearance package but in general
any relaxation in the eligibility criteria in
squatter clearance will create an increased demand for
public housing particularly in the urban area which cannot
be met for the time being.
the
Mr. DESMOND LEE: Sir, I suppose Kowloon Walled City is not a squatter clearance in the meaning of the term used
in paragraph 2 of the answer. If my supposition is
correct does it mean that the Walled City is a unique kind
of clearance and what are the features which make it so
unique?
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