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YOUR TELNO 3634: NCNA STATEMENT ON TOWN PLANNING CAMENDMENT)

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The

1. We are glad that Ehrman spoke robustly to Ji Shaoxiang.

NCNA statement not only displays an unwarranted departure from

the principle of non interference in Hong Kong's administration.

It also reveals a very shallow\understanding, on the NCNA's

part, of the issues,

2. As seen from here, if the Hong Kong Government were

accede to the demands by the Heung Yee Kuk for compensation,

either in the form of money or land, it is the Hong Kong

taxpayer, and ultimately the future Hong Kong SAR, who will be

the losers. Financial compensation would have to be funded by

increasing revenue, eg through higher taxation. And if the Hong

Kong Government offered the New Territories landowners

alternative plots of land, this would presumably mean less

income for the Land Fund. We imagine that neither of these

scenarios would be attractive ones for the Chinese.

Mr Paul

are ones for HKG. They

Minese.

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let

alone the

at

the

compensation

2.

HUG

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already. I

issue

are

barely

our business

will have looked care fully

would favour deleting para 2.

I too have fears about the last sentence of para 3. This issue does not

PUPAEE

fall into the

into the RADJ

for the SAR). NINA

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walter

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category (with

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HKD

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much.

1

the

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Chinese revert

action in Reking.

we

consequences

should conside the

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we would aide this now to see what mes think.

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