Section 80: Improvement areas

(1) A local plan to which section 11 of this Act applies may designate and the appropriate authority may, after the plan has been approved, by order published in the Gazette, declare, any part of the area for which such plan has been made to be an improvement area for the purpose of rehabilitating, renovating and upgrading the physical environment, social facilities and infrastructure of the area.
(2) The rehabilitation, renovation and upgrading may be brought about through the combined efforts of the residents of the area concerned, the Control Department and any other statutory bodies as may be relevant and complimentary to the rehabilitation, renovation or upgrading of the area.
(3) The appropriate authority shall, before declaring an area to be an improvement area, satisfy itself that the purpose set out in subsection (2) of this section is reasonably likely to be achieved.