CO129-528-8 Praya East Reclamation Scheme- ex-gratia payment to Cheung Ah Shap 11-10-1930 - 30-12-1930 — Page 6

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N° 533.

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My Lord,

1 7 NOV 1930

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG. 11th October, 1930.

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I have the honour to address Your Lordship

with reference to a proposed ex gratia grant of $25,000

to one Cheung Ah Shap, in connection with the Praya East

Reclamation Scheme. The facts of the case are as follows.

Section C of Marine Lot No.118 was on the

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20th of January, 1899, transferred by his father to Mr.

Cheung Ah Shap, who, while selling the land in 1900,

appears to have reserved reclamation rights, intending

thereby to claim as or in place of the frontager, if any reclamation or extension seawards should subsequently

be made. In 1921 such a reclamation was commenced, the

Praya East Reclamation Scheme.

3. Under Section 4 (1)(C) of the Praya East

"Reclamation Ordinance, 1921, persons who although not

then owners of the land had reserved to themselves the

right to participate in any such reclamation scheme became entitled to participate. A period of three

months was allowed to such persons to enter into the participation agreement required by the Ordinance, failing which their rights ceased, and the Government participated in their stead, with consequential obligation

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

to

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