SERANGGONG DISTRICT (Resettlement at Lot No. 26-2 Mukim XXII)

Mr Tan Cheng San asked the Minister for Law and the Environment when resettlement will take place at Lot No. 26-2 Mukim XXII in the district of Seranggong.

The Minister for Law and the Environment (Mr E.W. Barker): Sir, the lot referred to by the hon. Member is vacant so that no resettlement will take place. Perhaps the Member has mistaken this lot with another lot in the vicinity. These two lots, Lot 26, Part 2, referred to by the Member, and Lot 24, Part 2, of Mukim XXII, with a total area of about 43 acres were gazetted for compulsory acquisition on the 7th April this year for middle income and public housing development. As I have stated earlier, Lot 26, Part 2, about 6 1/2 acres in area is vacant. But Lot 24, Part 2, about 36 1/2 acres in area is encumbered with six temporary structures at the South-west portion thereof. Resettlement in accordance with the current policy will be carried out after formal possession of the land is taken in a few months' time probably around July.