31
A.
While it is appreciated that
the payment of premium, which is a normal
requirement in the case of a lease of
Crown land to a private person in
Hong Kong, has not been demanded in recent
cases of the lease of land to the Air
Ministry for the use of the Royal Air
Force, it has been suggested in the course
of the discussion between departmental
representatives that, if the repayment
by Government of all or part of the premium
originally received from the expropriated
holder of the land is included in the costs
of resumption which are paid by the Air
Ministry, this in effect amounts to the
payment of a premium by the Air Ministry in
such cases.
5.
At present I understand that, if
the land being no longer required for the
purposes of the Royal Air Force were
surrendered to the Colonial Government before
25 years had elapsed, a proportionate
repayment
Page 40Page 41