CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10] — Page 429

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HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

8th October, 1914.

With reference to paragraph 3 of your despatch No.

133 of the 29th of May, I have the honour to enclose a copy of the usual form of Crown Lease, which is for 75 years renewable with building covenant. There has been no variation in the form of Crown Lease of building lots for 75 years with the exception of the clause granting a renewed term of 75 years, which was introduced about 15 years ago.

2.

In only two cases have leases for 99 years been granted and in those cases the form of the Crow Lease was the same as the 75 year renewable leases with the exception of the renewable clause. From the date of the instructions of the Secretary of State that 999 years should be no longer granted up to the date when he approved of 75 year renewable leases, that is from the 20th June, 1898, to the 31st July, 1899, all leases were for 75 years only.

With regard to paragraph 2 of your despatch I would point out that, with the exception of a comparatively small number

of farm or garden lot leases, all the leases in Hongkong are build-

ing leasee, and if you should decide that in the case of such leases the building, if the site is required for public purposes, should vest in the Crown at the expiration of the lease without any compensation to the lessee, there will be no necessity for the notification of which a draft was enclosed in my despatch No.117

410-822

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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