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Review Board

6.5

Paragraph 3.2 of this report sets out the

reasons why the Working Group decided not to recommend

the establishment of a statutory arbitration procedure.

Nevertheless, some members of the Working Group felt that the establishment of some form of supervisory or review

body which included unofficial members would make the

proposed system more acceptable to the public, and

help to ensure that it continued to meet the needs of the

times as they arise. There were moreover problems of

clearance and ex-gratia compensation, which are covered

by a separate system of ex-gratia payments, which are

outside the scope of this report, but which affect large

numbers of people in both the New Territories and the

urban areas. There seems some scope for unofficial

participation in the review of these rates, and it is

possible that if such a body were constituted, it could

also have some review function in relation to the

terms for acquisition for private land. This is a

matter which the Working Group recommends that the Government should seriously consider in due course.

7.

SUBMISSION OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (HONG KONG BRANCH)

7.1

The submission of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Hong Kong Branch) proposes that all forms of exchanges should be discontinued, and

/that

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