CO129-557-6 Tenure of lands held by War Department 16-1-1936 - 25-1-1937 — Page 2

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Vicinity of Kowloon Isai will be transferred 4 War Dpt

In paragraph 5 of (1) the War office defer

to our view that the Governor should not be pressed

to negotiate on the question of the ownership of the

buildings on Colonial Military Lands in anticipation

of such decisions as may be reached on the general

question. In paragraph 3 they profess themselves

unable to fix a date for the evacuation of the camp

at Sham-Shui-Po, and promise further communication on

this and on the question of the payment of a rental

of a site. It is to be hoped that our reminder at

(6) on 53654/35 will expedite this.

As regards the transfer, the terms of which

were communicated in (2) on 53654/35, and to which

the G.O.C., Hong Kong, gives provisional approval,

ima 4. of (1)

the War Office/raise certain difficulties in connec-

tion with the area E.F.M.N.H.G. in the enclosed plan.

The difficulty appears to have been caused by the

fact that what was described in connection with the

larger area as a "premium" is described in this

connection as "capital value" (see paragraph 2.A(ii)

of (2) on 53654/35). That this capital value should

be higher in the case of this area appears to be

only natural, in view of the fact that it forms part

of an extensive town planning scheme, and coulâ

readily have been disposed of at considerable profit

to the Colonial Government. I am afraid, however,

that we are not in a position to dispose of this

point here, and can only agree that the matter should

be taken up in Hong Kong by the G.0.C.

Mr Royd to see

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? Reply as in draft for conson. herewith.

CYCarstairs 2011/36

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