In the past, the government used the "Land Resumption Ordinance" to recover the land of the ancestral hall, and from time to time there were cases of unclaimed compensation.
In response to a question in the Legislative Council today (20th), the Secretary for Home Affairs, Xu Yingwei, mentioned that the compensation for land resumption of the ancestral hall that has not been paid for various reasons since 1997 involved more than 2.2 billion yuan.
Liu Yeqiang, chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, asked about the total amount of land resumption compensation paid by the government to ancestral halls from 1997 to the present; how many administrative positions of ancestral halls are currently vacant, and the total area of ancestral halls held by these ancestral halls Why? What is the total amount of compensation for land resumption of unclaimed ancestral halls and the number of ancestral halls involved, and what are the reasons involved.
Xu Yingwei said that the government did not keep the total amount of land resumption compensation paid for the ancestral halls, the vacancy of managerial posts and the total number of such ancestral halls. In particular, once the manager is vacant, the Civil Affairs Bureau may not be notified.
Generally speaking, the Lands Department will also make compensation proposals to the owners before resuming the land. However, if there is a lack of management in the ancestral hall, it is difficult for the government to establish who holds the land title securely.
Over 2.2 billion yuan of compensation has not been received, of which 760 million are related to the internal problems of the ancestral hall
As for the compensation that cannot be received due to the vacancy of part or all of the manager of the ancestral hall, as of September 27, 2021, there are about 400 million yuan and 49 ancestral halls involved; because some members of the ancestral hall object to the manager's collection of compensation, As of September 27, 2021, the compensation that was not received in the end involved approximately 360 million yuan and 21 ancestral halls.
In addition to the management of the ancestral halls, the compensation that was not received due to other reasons such as title appeals involved about 1.45 billion yuan and 149 ancestral halls.
Xu Yingwei denies "dragging words"
Liu Yeqiang pointed out that the total amount of compensation that has not been received due to the above three reasons is about 2.21 billion yuan. How does the government handle it and whether there is a time limit for receiving it.
Xu Yingwei stated that he must deal with many administrative issues first, such as clarifying powers, and emphasized that the money will not be confiscated.
Xu Yingwei emphasized that the Home Affairs Bureau is not adopting a "dragging strategy". In the next year, it will review the current management model of the ancestral hall with the Development Bureau and the Heung Yee Kuk, and study and revise it on the premise of respecting the traditions of the ancestral hall and protecting the reasonable rights and interests of members. The proposed amendments to the draft New Territories Land Bill.
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