00:00The G25 group of prominent retired civil servants has echoed calls for a further
00:06increase in the consent threshold outlined in the Urban Renewal Bill to 95% across the board.
00:12In a statement, G25 said remarks by Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Korming
00:17that all redevelopment projects under the bill would now require the agreement of 80% of owners
00:23meant that the rights of the 20% who objected could be overridden.
00:27The group said the bill creates a dangerous precedent
00:32where private property can effectively be seized through manufactured consent.
00:36Last week, Nga said the bill would be amended to reflect a new consent rule
00:40after the proposed law drew pushback from MPs and civil groups.
00:45The bill previously proposed a lower consent threshold for certain types of buildings,
00:49namely 75% for those over 30 years old and 51% for abandoned or unsafe buildings.
00:56The change followed concerns raised by the Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure
01:00over the consent threshold during an August 21 engagement.
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