By Zhang Wencheng
There came the letter of victory again concerning the expropriation of old towns’ reconstruction in Hongkou District! For the old towns’ reconstruction projects in neighborhoods 202, 253 and 254 of "cross sub-district packaging combination", the residents' signing rate reached 95.77%, and the house expropriation was successful. This is the first successful project in the district after the new year.
Early in the morning, Ji Yiyou and his wife were busy in the store as usual. This wonton shop, located at No. 236 Sida Road, has been open for nearly 30 years. The small wonton, which is wrapped and cooked on site, matched with bone soup and sprinkled with a handful of green scallions, appears steaming and appetizing. It is cheap and delicious, so it is very popular with the neighbors. Nearby residents praised one after another, "their small wonton is cheap, 8 yuan for 20 wontons, 6 yuan for 15 wontons, and tastes very good."
After the old town’s reconstruction of this plot took effect, the operation of wonton shop entered the countdown, thus Ji Yiyou’s family will also start a new life. Zhu Jinfeng, Ji Yiyou's wife, said, "There are so many people recently, people were reluctant to part with us. We have been here for so many years and accumulated a lot of old customers. What a pity. But I'm still happy to have a new house. My son just needs a house for his marriage."
For many years, Zhou Yuyan, Ji Yiyou's 89-year-old mother, has climbed a narrow and steep staircase that allows only one person to pass through every day. Upstairs, Zhou Yuyan lives in one room and Ji Yiyou and his wife live in one room. Their son, after attending work, lived in the unit dormitory and cannot live at home because of the limited space.
Counting the inconveniences in life, Ji Yiyou sighed, "I've lived here since I was born for more than 60 years. Since there is no toilet here, my mother can only use the traditional spittoon. We go to the public toilet nearby, because we are still young." 89-year-old Zhou Yuyan is also particularly happy, "I’m so happy that the old town’s reconstruction is starting, thanks to the work of the Communist Party of China!"
On the day of selecting houses, Ji Yiyou, as a resident representative, put the "No. 1" house selection number into the house selection box in person, and supervised and witnessed the whole process. His son was lucky to find the house selection number of "No. 2" and got his favorite house.
It is learnt that the expropriation scope of 202, 253 and 254 land lots in the old towns’ reconstruction in Hongkou District extends to Nongdi in the east, Liyang Road in the south, Nongdi in the west and Sida Road in the north, with a total of 71 certificates and 92 households, with small sizes, many private houses and great difficulty. Therefore, the Hongkou District Old Towns’ Reconstruction Headquarters once again adopted the "cross sub-district packaging" expropriation, integrating the joint efforts of North Sichuan Road Sub-district, Ouyang Road Sub-district and the Expropriation Office.
On the morning of the very day, Deputy District Governor Guan Yetong congratulated the residents through video connection. On the landlots of the old town’s reconstruction, the residents also congratulated and said farewell to each other. Zhou Xin, Deputy Chair of Party Working Committee and Director of Office of Ouyang Road Sub-district, said, "The residents are very happy that the signing has reached the effective proportion. Next, we will strive to complete the follow-up relocation of these residents as soon as possible."
This year, Hongkou will continue to accelerate the pace of old towns’ reconstruction, fully promote the old towns’ reconstruction of sporadic plots, and ensure the completion of the reconstruction task of 5,000 households throughout the year.