HARBOUR OF REFUGE.
No. 39 of 1909.
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by the said works, are hereby determined, and shall be deemed to have ceased to exist prior to the commencement of the said works.
9. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be in derogation of any of the rights powers or rights of the Crown in respect of the said sea bed and foreshore.
10. The land, bed of the sea and foreshore levelled or reclaimed under this Ordinance is hereby declared to be absolutely the property of the Crown, free from any restriction whatever, and may be dealt with and disposed of as any other Crown lands.
vested in Crown.
rights not
11. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to recognise any foreshore rights whatever against the Crown, nor shall anything in this Ordinance be deemed to affect any right or claim as between lessees and sub-lessees or tenants inter se.
claims for
certain
12.-(1) Any of the persons whose names appear in the Land Office as the registered owners of Kowloon Marine Lots 29, 30 or 31, or of any section or sub-section having a frontage on Reclamation Street of either of the said Lots or of Kowloon Marine Lot 32 (who are hereinafter referred to as the claimants) shall, if they deem that their property may be injuriously affected by reason of its access to the sea being interfered with by the works authorised by this Ordinance, on or before 31st December, 1909, deliver to the Director of Public Works particulars in writing of such injurious affecting and of their claims in respect thereof, and the Governor may, if he thinks fit, award to any such claimant such a sum of money, or such a Crown lease of any portion of the area to be levelled and reclaimed under the authority of this Ordinance, as he may in his discretion think sufficient as and by way of compensation for any such injurious affecting, and the Director of Public Works shall notify any such claimant in writing of the amount or Crown lease so awarded.
(2) The Governor may instead of awarding any compensation under this section enter into an agreement with any claimant for the compromise or settlement of any claim as the Governor may think fit.
(3) Whenever any claimant shall be dissatisfied with the compensation awarded by the Governor under this section such claimant may within 4 weeks from the date of such notification as aforesaid
* As amended by No. 6 of 1911, No. 12 of 1912 and No. 13 of 1912.