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Short title.
Interpreta- tion.
Governor
muy direct the prepara- tion of a plan.
Preparation of plan.
(4) the said plan of Pok Fu Lam has been mislaid and cannot now be found in consequence of which some difficulty arises as to the identity as aforesaid of the said parcels and plots of ground;
(5) for the avoidance of doubts and in the interests of the rightful lessees under the said Lease it is considered expedient that such identity be clearly established:
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crown Lease (Pok Fu Lam) Ordinance 1966.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— "demised" means demised under the Lease;
"Director" means the Director of Public Works or his duly authorized
representative;
"Lease" means the Indenture of Lease dated the 1st day of January, 1893, and made between the Crown of the one part and the several persons whose names are set out in the schedule to the Lease of the other part, whereby certain parcels of ground situated at Pok Fu Lam in the Island of Elong Kong were demised; "original plan" means the plan of Pok Fu Lam mentioned in the Lease
as being deposited in the Land Office;
"parcel" means any of the parcels of ground demised and set out and
described in the schedule to the Lease:
"plot" means any of those plots of ground that in association with the demise of certain of the parcels appear to have been set aside as land for use in cultivation to be held at annual rents additional to the reats required to be paid in respect of such parcels; "published" means published in the Gazette and in one daily news- paper printed in the English language for circulation in the Colony and in one such newspaper printed in the Chinese language.
3. As soon as may be after the commencement of this Ordinance the Governor may direct the Director to prepare a plan with the object. of replacing for all purposes the original plan.
4. On receipt of the direction under section 3, the Director sball prepare the plan and may cause such data and information to be obtained as he thinks fit for the purpose of assisting in the preparation of the plan.
5. The plan shall delineate and describe the parcels and plots in Contents so far as is possible from existing records and the data and information
of plan. obtained and shall-
(a) indicate the position of each parcel and that of any plot set
aside in association with the demise thereof;
(b) give as far as practicable the current postal address of each
parcel and any such plot;
(c) give any other available information relevant to the establish-
ment of the position of the parcels and plots.
6. Upon completion of the plan the Director shall cause a notice Completed to be published declaring-
plan to be open to (a) that the plan bas been prepared and is available for inspection Inspection;
and method by the public;
of objection thereto.
(b) a suitable place at which the plan may be so inspected and
the hours during which it shall be open to such inspection:
(c) that any person claiming to have an interest in any land com- prised in the plan and who considers that the plan is incorrect in any manner that is prejudicial to such interest may, within sixty days after the date of the publication of such notice in the Gazette, or within such longer period as the Governor may allow in any particular case, serve upon the Director an application in writing specifying the nature of such interest and the manner in which such person considers the plan to be incorrect together with sufficient indication of the grounds for such consideration, and requesting that the plan be corrected accordingly.
7. (1) Upon the expiration of the period specified or allowed Approval pf under section 6, the Director shall consider the applications (if any) plan by
Director. received by him pursuant to that section and may direct such further data and information to be obtained relative to any such application as he thinks St.
(2) After consideration of such applications and, if he has so directed, of any such further data and information obtained, or, where no such applications are received by him, the Director may allow the plan to stand unamended or amend it in such manner as he thinks ft. and thereafter shall cause a notice to be published approving the plan, either in the form as made available to the public under section 6, or as amended in accordance with this subsection and specifying the manner in which the same has been amended.