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YRTELNO 1667 OF 1992: ADAPTATION OF LAWS: CROWN IN RELATION TO LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS IN TUR. THE QUESTIONS IN PARAGRAPHS 2 TO 4 OF YOUR TUR ARE, WE BELIEVE, FULLY ADDRESSED IN A PAPER PREPARED BY A WORKING PARTY HERE WHICH STUDIED THIS TOPIC IN JULY 1992 (COPY FOLLOWS BY BAG TO HKD). WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW, IN DUE COURSE, WHETHER YOU FIND THE EXPLANATIONS SATISFACTORY.
2. IN THE MEANTIME, THE COMMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF TUR HAS PROMPTED A REVIEW OF OUR APPROACH TO THE ADAPTATION EXERCISE. WE WILL REVERT TO YOU LATER IN THE YEAR WHEN WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE OUR REVIEW AND HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE WAY AHEAD.
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