A BILL
To
Enclosure No.
4
Amend the Mass Transit Railway (Land Resumption and Related Provisions)
Ordinance.
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Mass Transit Railway (Land Resump- Short title. tion and Related Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance 1986.
2. Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after the Amendment of definition of "Director" the following-
""eastern harbour crossing" means that part of the railway between the junction of King Yip Street and Kwun Tong Road in New Kowloon and Quarry Bay in the Island of Hong Kong;".
section 2.
(Cap. 276.)
3. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after "ease- Amendment of ments" wherever it appears the following-
"or rights".
section 3.
4. Section 15(3) of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after "the Amendment of railway" the following--
5.
"or the eastern harbour crossing".
The First Schedule to the principal Ordinance is amended under the heading "Losses for which compensation may be claimed” in items 11 and 12 by inserting after "the railway" wherever it appears the following-
section 15.
Amendment of First Schedule.
"or the eastern harbour crossing".
Explanatory Memorandum
Section 15(3) of the principal Ordinance enables the proprietor of land who cannot obtain building approval for the development of land on the ground that the development would be incompatible with railway works, to require the land to be resumed. This Bill extends that provision to land affected by the construction of the proposed eastern harbour crossing of the railway.
2. The opportunity has been taken to make an amendment in section 3 consequential on an earlier amendment to the Ordinance.
3. The Bill has no Public Service staffing implications. Although any claims for compensation arising as a result of the amendment must be met in the first instance by the Government, the cost of meeting these claims will be refunded to it.
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