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Hastings, Dennys & Bowley.
Solicitors & Notaries.
8 Des Voeux Road Central,
HONG KONG,
16th August, 1927.
Dear Hallifax,
The following is a short account of the material
circumstances affecting Mr. Kwik Djoen Eng's present
position at North Point, as derived from the correspondence.
1921
On the 5th September/he bought Marine Lots
Nos. 430 and 431 from the Government, and agreed to make
certain reclamations and to construct a sea wall to
protect the reclamation.
The Lots sold were with their dimensions and
boundaries set out on the sale plan, according to which
they had a frontage to the Shaukiwan Road of 1,307 feet.
The Government actually covenanted to surface and channel
the roads coloured green on the plan which included
ground abutting on the old Shaukiwan Road.
To his complete surprise after the sale he
discovered that it had been decided to move the road in
such a way that he would be deprived of nearly all his
frontage to the road. Consequently he found that the
entire aspect of his very extensive and expensive scheme
had been altered for the worse without his consent.
With astonishing good temper however he did not
attempt to insist on his legal rights, on which I do not
wish to enlarge at the present time, but entered into
negotiations with the Government to acquire the intervening
land.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.