The community from three villages in Baucau handed over 10 hectares of land for free to the state in order to build a Portuguese reference school.
The Baucau District Administrator Antonio A. Ximenes said the three villages included Wailili, Buibau and Tirilolo.
“That’s a commitment of the community and their contribution to local development, that it’s time to develop their country and birthplace,” Administrator Ximenes said in Baucau district.
He said this set a good example, as some in the community live on state land but when the state needs the land they don’t have the conscience to leave.
“They ask for money from the state,” Administrator Ximenes said.
On the other hand, Member of Parliament Ilda Maria da Conceição said she really appreciated the initiative of the community in the three villages, who handed over land to the state for development.
“The community has a conscience as they also give their contribution to this country,” praised the Fretilin MP.
She also said this was an example for other communities on how to take action and contribute to the country.
In another part, student from the Faculty of Law at Dili University (UNDIL) Stefanus Fernandes called on communities handing over land to the state to do it with a complete land certificate.
“So the grandchildren don’t claim the land and create problems in the future.”
