Illegal golf course must be removed
By Wang Qingchu |
April 19, 2011, Tuesday
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A DEVELOPER who turned more than 100 hectares of arable land into a golf course in Hunan Province has been fined 5.3 million yuan (US$811,690) and ordered to restore the site to its original state.
The Ministry of Land and Resources said the head of the district where the course was built and other government officials had received warnings for their lax supervision, according to the People's Daily.
In April 2009, Xiaobu Village Ecological Garden Investment and Development Co signed an agreement with some among the residents in Xiaobu Village in Chenzhou City to rent 143 hectares of arable fields for 50 years to develop an ecological zone.
However, the developer built a golf course on the site and refused to halt construction even after receiving a notice from the land authority.
The district government in Chenzhou let the 18-hole golf course start trial operations last September.
Under Chinese law, cultivated land can't be used for non-agricultural purposes.
The ministry revealed other land abuse cases at a press conference yesterday.
In one of them, Quanzhou Yuanhang Real Estate Development Co acquired 18 hectares in Jinjiang City in southeast China's Fujian Province from another property developer with less than the required capital. Jinjiang's land authority approved the illegal transaction and issued licenses and permits to build low density villas.
Construction was ordered to cease in January and all licenses and permits have been revoked.
Wu Yimin, deputy director of Jinjiang Land and Resources Department, and other officials received warnings.
The Ministry of Land and Resources said the head of the district where the course was built and other government officials had received warnings for their lax supervision, according to the People's Daily.
In April 2009, Xiaobu Village Ecological Garden Investment and Development Co signed an agreement with some among the residents in Xiaobu Village in Chenzhou City to rent 143 hectares of arable fields for 50 years to develop an ecological zone.
However, the developer built a golf course on the site and refused to halt construction even after receiving a notice from the land authority.
The district government in Chenzhou let the 18-hole golf course start trial operations last September.
Under Chinese law, cultivated land can't be used for non-agricultural purposes.
The ministry revealed other land abuse cases at a press conference yesterday.
In one of them, Quanzhou Yuanhang Real Estate Development Co acquired 18 hectares in Jinjiang City in southeast China's Fujian Province from another property developer with less than the required capital. Jinjiang's land authority approved the illegal transaction and issued licenses and permits to build low density villas.
Construction was ordered to cease in January and all licenses and permits have been revoked.
Wu Yimin, deputy director of Jinjiang Land and Resources Department, and other officials received warnings.
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