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"may direct. The decision of the Court as
"to the amount of compensation shall be
"final.
All land in the New Territories is hereby
"declared to be the property of the Crown
"during the term specified in the Conven-
"tion of the 9th day of June 1898, herein-
"before referred to, and all persons in
"occupation of any such land, after such
"date as may be fixed by the Governor by
"Notification in the Gazette, either
"generally or in respect to any specified
"place, Village, or District, shall be
"deemed trespassers as against the Crown,
"unless such occupation is authorised by
"grant from the Crown or by other title
"allowed by the Court under this Ordinance
"or by the licence from the Governor or
"from some Government Officer having
"authority to grant such licence,
or un-
"less a Claim to be entitled to such occu-
"pation has been duly presented to the
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