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Suggested Teaching Methods/Activities
(1)
Motivation
Ask students the following questions
to let them aware
of the importance of land leases on the future arrangement of Hong Kong.
(a)
What is meant by "land leases"?
(b)
When will the vast majority of land leases in the New Territories expire?
(c)
In what ways will the following aspects be affected if land leases were not extended
not extended beyond 1997?
(i) real estate market
(ii)
industrial development
(iii) commercial activities
(iv) overall economy, investment activities
(2) Presentation of Contents
Briefly explain the following with the aid of Transparencies 3.1 to 3.13.
(a) Major provisions on land leases in the Joint
Declaration (3.1 to 3.6)
(b)
Functions of the Land Commission (3.7 to 3.11)
[ Note : In the course of presenting the contents to the students, the following points should be given due emphasis:
(1)
significance of Annex III of the Joint Declaration (Land Leases) to confidence and investment activities;
(2) the Land Commission has demonstrated considerable flexibility on the 50- hectare annual limit in accordance with the needs of Hong Kong. 1
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