HONG KONG.
33 or 1948.
I assent,
Governor.
15th July, 1948.
An Ordinance to provide that land employed by the occupying power in extension of the Kai Tak Airfield shall be deemed to have reverted to the Crown with effect from the 1st September, 1945, and to provide for the payment of compensation in respect of such reversion.
[15th July, 1948.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Airfield (Kai Tak) short title, Extension and Reversion Ordinance, 1948.
In this Ordinance-
"Airfield Extension" means land in use at the date of the coming into force of this Ordinance as a portion of the Kai Tak Airfeld whether for landing strips, hangars, shelters, buildings, accommodation land or flight approach areas or otherwise, the said land not having been so used on the 25th December, 1942, but having been added for such use by the occupying power;
"Board" means the Board of Arbitrators appointed under section 8 of this Ordinance;
Interpreta-
tion.