Debao Snow Grain | Ice Factory: Unable to find land to relocate within three years, new thinking urges cross-departmental support from the government

The 40-year-old Debao Snow Flakes will be repossessed in 2025 due to the impact of the Tuen Mun Lam Tei housing project.

New Thinking Legislative Council member Di Zhiyuan, New Thinking Vice-Chairman Huang Junlang, Debao Xueli Executive Director Chen Yanxing and representatives of the affected villagers went to the government headquarters this morning (6th) to petition, asking the government to communicate with the affected people immediately, and Set up a task force to provide appropriate assistance, including finding alternative land for them and formulating a relocation plan.

Villagers criticize the government for lack of formal communication and hope for proper resettlement compensation

New Thinking welcomes the government’s offer to provide assistance to the affected factories, but emphasizes the need to take immediate action, communicate with villagers and enterprises immediately, and set up a task force and inter-departmental coordination to ensure that the entire land resumption and resettlement have a complete plan, and provide assistance to the affected factories. Stakeholders should clearly explain the details and provide appropriate assistance, including finding alternative land, claiming compensation and formulating relocation plans, and do not pass the buck on the public.

The village representative, Mr. Cao, criticized the government for failing to conduct in-depth research and to understand the actual situation of the land repossession. Many petitions or letters were sent, but only the official reply was received.

He pointed out that the Debao Snow Grain Factory occupies one to two hectares on the edge of the reclaimed area, and there are electric towers nearby that hinder the construction of houses, and he does not understand why it cannot be eliminated.

He said that the residents and factories did not insist on not being relocated or demolished. If there is an appropriate resettlement and compensation direction, they will definitely accept it. Unfortunately, the government has not communicated formally.

Debao calls on officials to inspect the site and cannot find land to relocate within three years

Chen Yanxing of Debao Snow Cubes said that ice granules are a necessity for people's livelihood and cannot be solved by monetary compensation. He criticized the authorities for not understanding the situation of the industry, "If the supply of (ice granules) is cut off, how can restaurants serve frozen drinks in summer? It will be like the early days of the epidemic, when everyone was rushing to buy masks and increase the price. I believe this is not what the citizens want to see, and the government should not ignore the demand.” He said that the ice factory employees are hesitant about the prospect, and as the mainstay of the family, they are worried about losing their livelihoods. Many customers are worried about affecting the supply and affecting their business.

The government once suggested that the ice factory should be moved to a multi-storey factory. It was also said that there were still three years before the land was repossessed.

However, Chen Yanxing pointed out that there are many large ice machines in the factory, which is not suitable for a multi-storey factory. Moreover, the ice factory has been operating for decades and the scale is huge, so three years is definitely not enough time to find a place to relocate.

It is difficult for him to estimate the cost of relocation, because the main premise is that there is a place: "If you are resettled in a barren place, without water, electricity, transportation and other support, you cannot survive. Of course, it is best to keep the original site." He hopes to continue the system. I hope the government will communicate with them as soon as possible, and officials are welcome to make on-site inspections.

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