CO129-523-1 Reclamation work at North Point- a general plan of port of Hong Kong showing extent... 27-12-1929 - 12-6-1930 — Page 11

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The difficulties are best set out in a

personal letter dated the 16th of August, 1927,

from Mr. Kwik's solicitors which was addressed to

the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and in the

detailed opinion of Sir J.H. Kemp, then Attorney

General, founded on that letter.

both these documents are enclosed.

3.

Copies of

The matter was considered in the Executive

Council on the 14th of June, 1928, when the decision

took the following form:-

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Council considered that Mr. Kwik Djoen Eng

had no legal claim to compensation, but, taking

all the facts into consideration including the

possibility that without some concession the

scheme might be abandoned, agreed that subject

to approval of Secretary of State and of the Legislative Council an ex gratia payment of $300,000 should be made.

This concession should be conditional on

Mr. Kwik's completing satisfactorily the North

Point Reclamation Scheme and should take the

form of a promise to remit $300,000 of the loan

of $600,000 made to him by the Government, the

interest on this $300,000 to stand over as from

a date to be determined and to be payable only

if the $300,000 is not remitted."

4. The Director of Public Works was given

authority to negotiate further with Mr. Kwik,

promising that the Government would recommend to the

Legislative