The government launches a two-month public consultation today on the drafting of a bill regulating the city’s urban renewal process. The bill proposes that only 80 percent of condominium unit owners will be required to agree to the redevelopment of buildings that are older than 40 years.
In Macau, currently, a building can only be redeveloped if all its condominium unit owners agree to the redevelopment.
The bill proposes that the proportion of flat owners required to agree to the redevelopment of their building be 90 percent for buildings that are between 30 and 40 years old.
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sónia Chan Hoi Fan (centre) speaks during yesterday’s press conference at Government Headquarters about a public consultation on the drafting of the government’s urban renewal bill, as Housing Bureau (IH) Director Arnaldo Ernesto dos Santos (left), Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) Director Liu Dexue (second from left), Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) Director Li Canfeng (second from right) and Fong Peng Kit, who heads the DSAJ Legislative Drafting Department, look on. Photo: Tony Wong
This photo taken yesterday shows some of Macau’s old quarters earmarked for the government’s urban renewal drive. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
