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團表代英訪局議鄉界新
NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK'S
DELEGATION TO UNITED KINGDOM
(B) SIX MAIN PROVISIONS (BASED ON THE SPIRIT OF THE LEAST
OF NEW TERRITORIES)
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TO GURANTEE THE FREEDOM OF BUILDING HOUSES FOR DWELLING
1. Any indigenous male N.T. resident who has lived in the N.T.
reached the age of 18 (including those working overseas) should be permitted to build a three-storeyed house of 25 ft. in height and 700 sq. ft. in area. If that person possesses any private land, he should be granted permission unconditionally by the Government to build the house thereon. If he does not possess any private land, Crown land within the Village Extension Area should then be allotated for sale to him, with the value of the land corresponding to that of the agricultural land in its vicinity. In addition, any person who has been living in the N.T. for more than ten years and who possesses private land which does not affect the Government's development plans, should enjoy the privilege of building a house if necessary.
2. N.T. villagers should have the right to build dwelling house
of any style or to enlarge their original ones within their village boundary. The Hong Kọng Government's duty is only to inspect the safety and sanitary installations of the building without sausing any disturbance or imposing any restriction on any excuse.
3. The builder of any house should have the freedom of choice
and decision as regards the style, position and reassignment of his premises.
II TO GUARANTEE THE BOUNDARIES OF VILLAGE EXTENSION AREAS FOR
BUILDING PUPLOSES
1. One or more Village Extension Areas should be marked out in
the vicinity of each village situated outside layouts, so that provisions can be made for the future increase in population depending on the present auber of inhabitants.
2. None of the town development schemes are to affect the land
within Village Extension Areas.
3. Any person living within the boundary of a village is
entitled to use the land in the Village Extension Area
so long as he conforms to the conditions on application.
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