THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 26, 1909.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to authorise for public purposes the Reclamation of certain portions of the Crown foreshore and sea bed situate in Hung- hom Bay in the Colony of Hongkong and to validate such reclamation as has heretofore taken place.
WHEREAS a Government Railway is in course of con- struction in the Colony between Tsim Sha Tsui in Kow- loon and Lo Fu Ferry in the New Territories and it is necessary for the purposes of such construction that certain Crown foreshore and sea bed should be reclaimed,
And whereas certain reclamation has heretofore taken place and it is desirable to validate and legalise the same.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Hunghom Short title. Bay Reclamation Ordinance 1909 ".
works of
2. (.) It shall be lawful for the Governor for the pur- Power to poses of the said Government Railway now ur course of carry out construction between Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon and Lo reclamation. Fu Ferry in the New Territories to reclaim enclose and fill up all the Crown foreshore and sea bed situate in the Colony the limits and boundaries of which are delineated generally in pink colour upon a plau sigued by Graves William Eves, Chief Resident Engineer Kowloon Canton Railway and countersiguel by the Director of Public Works dated the day of
and deposited
in the Land Registry Office.
(b.) The Governor may at any time for the purposes aforesaid reclaim enclose and fill up such further Crown foreshore and sea bed as is contiguous to the said delineated limits and boundaries as he may deem expedient so long as such further reclamation shall not extend beyond the limits delineated generally by the line in yellow colour upou
the said plan.
3. So far as the said work of reclamation has heretofore Past work taken place such reclamation is hereby validated and legalised. legalised for all intents and purposes as if the same had been duly effected under this Ordinance.
4. All public rights, privileges and casements in upon Extinction and over such portions of the Crown foreshore and sea bed of public
rights. as are or shall be reclaimed for the purposes aforesaid are hereby determined and shall be deemed to have ceased to exist prior to the commencement of the said work of re- clamation.
5. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall derogate Saving of against any of the powers or rights of the Crown in rights of the respect of the said foreshore or sea bed.
Crown.
Objects and Reasons.
Hunghom Bay has been in part reclaimed for the purpose of the Government Railway and it is deemed desirable to validate by legislation the work already done and to authorise further reclamation.
The Bill so provides.
W. REES DAVIES, Attorney General.
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