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Item No.
8
Situation Dealt With
Clearance of tolerated graves and Kam Taps in the New Territories.
Previous Rates
No standard rates for graves. Compensation assessed by District Officers having regard to:
(i) the cost of re- moval and recon- struction of the grave elsewhere, paying particular attention to construction
materials,
condition of
the grave and
site accessi- bility;
(ii) geomancer's and
other ceremonial fees;
(iii) age and historical
significance; and
(iv) fung shui,
memorial value,
clan attachment
Revised Rates
(i) Huet Chong: flat
rate of $2,500
per grave.
(ii) Yee Kun Chung and
formal graves:
compensation based on cost of re- constructing them to the same dimensions and in the same materials else- where paid in accordance with rates approved by Finance Committee.
(iii) an additional
and local political considerations.
A fixed rate of allow- ance of $80 for each surveyed kam tap.
amount of $2,000 will be payable to each additional branch of the clan on removal of clan
graves.
(iv) Standard rate for
ceremonial costs
and geomancer's fees payable at $2,000 for each grave with "fung
shui" attributes.
(v) Standard additional
payment rate for pre 1898 graves of $3,000 each.
Main Reasons for Revision
To standardise pay- ments, simplify
administrative procedures and to remove opportunities for corruption.
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