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(1) In 1900 the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, Cap. 124, was
enacted. Neither does it provide for fair compensations to be paid for resumed land nor follow the principles of precedents in Britain. Moreover, it totally ignores the proper inherent interest of the Old Schedule Land Lots belonging to the N.T. inhabitants.
(2) In 1905 the Hong Kong Government unilaterally and compulsorily
created the Block Crown Lease to be valid for a term of 99 years
The aim was both to follow that of the Anglo-Chinese Convention. to change the perpetual rights of the N.T. inhabitants in con- trolling their Old Schedule Land Lots and to restrict the use of their land by introducing re-entry measures.
(3) In 1923 the Hong Kong Government started to charge premium for
extra roofed-over areas or to raise crown rent in cases where the members of the families of N.T. inhabitants have increased in number and additional accommodation has to be built for them. (4) After World War II and from 1953 to now, the land policies im-
plemented by the Hong Kong Government in the N.T. change from day to day in order to effect control over the private land of the N.T. inhabitants. The Government also usurps private land For instance for profit by a process of gradual encroachment. (a) When land is resumed for public purposes, no prior negotia tions are made with the owners for the payment of fair Compensations. In their stead, a notice is merely published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette notifying the date on The inhabitants which the land will revert to the Crown. simply lose their property on the deadline. (b) The clearance of houses and agricultural land for land
resumption adversely affects the livelihood of the people, especially when there are no prior arrangements made for their reprovision and the payment of reasonable compensations. (c) When the inhabitants apply for permission to build living accommodation or to develop their private properties as a need for making a living, their applications are mostly rejected.
(d) The policy regarding the development of layouts is that every 5 sq. ft. of private agricultural land resumed within layouts is given back 2 sq. ft. of building land in exchange by the Government, but the owner has to pay a separate premium. cost of 2 sq. ft. of building land acquired by the owner
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