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From South China Morning Post) Byline: May Sin-mi Hon Social security is a safety net but not a right, Director of Social Welfare Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said yesterday as she defended controversial plans to restrict benefits to permanent residents.

Development Bureau chief Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has hinted a transfer of plot ratio is a likely strategy in the preservation of King Yin Lei, a 70-year- old Chinese-style mansion.

In recent years, it has been an open secret that government high-flier Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has had some sharp exchanges with Dr Yeoh Eng-kiong, who headed the authority until last September.

insisting the demolition of the 53-year-old Central landmark is irreversible.

I understand that Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor denied that the scaling back of the Mega Tower project in Wan Chai was due to governmental pressure.

Responding to questions raised by Frontier legislator Cyd Ho Sau-lan, Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor denied claims that the transfer of 4,000 square meters of public land for the scaled-down hotel development, formerly known as MegaTower, would be to the advantage of the developer.

But Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said in Legco that the board had not included the QRE site in any deal relating to construction of the Mega Tower.

Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said last month the government would consult the public this year on how green features should be incorporated into new developments without increasing the density of the project.