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that only one tender had been submitted, and this related solely to the portion of the Dockyard to the west of Kapok Drive. It was decided to reject this tender as being well below the estimated value of the land and to revise as soon as possible the layout of the area on more conventional lines, with the aim of selling in- dividual lots of a size in keeping with the location but with sale conditions likely to prove more attractive to developers.
Sales in the New Territories during 1965 included four acres for industrial use, two acres for high-density residential and commercial use and 30 acres for schools, hospitals, welfare projects, public utility undertakings, workers' housing, low-density residential use and minor miscellaneous land uses.
Revenue from land transactions in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon during the financial year 1964–5 totalled approx- imately $118,408,000, made up as follows: about $57,552,000 from 139 sales by public auction and tender; $4,903,000 from private treaty sales; $19,147,000 from modifications of lease conditions, extensions and exchanges; and $36,806,000 from re-grants of expired 75-year leases. Revenue from land transactions in the New Ter- ritories during the same period was $14,567,000. Where it is not possible to dispose of land immediately, either because public utilities and other services are not yet available or the site has been set aside for some future purpose, the land is rarely left vacant but may be occupied either on temporary annual permit or on short-term tenancy. The 1964-5 revenue from these types of tenure was $11,647,000 in the urban area and $1,258,000 in the New Territories; the latter figure includes modification of tenancy fees. As permanent development continues, it is necessary to cancel permits and the number in the urban area and in the more developed parts of the New Territories decreases year by year, although this does not apply to short-term tenancies.
SURVEYS
All surveys in Hong Kong are plotted on the Colony grid which is a Cassini plane rectangular one with a false origin south-west of the Colony. Urban Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Kowloon are surveyed at the large scale of 1/600 (50 feet to one inch) because of the congested and crowded conditions in the built-up areas.