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DRAFT.despatch
Permt. U.S. of S.
minuti
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
Your Reference 14/3/926/46
sir,
HONG KONG
NO.
191
GOVERNOR
(1)
600
54422/49 q
2
10 AUG 1949
July, 1949.
I have the honour to acknowledge
of the 2nd. May the receipt of your despatch No. 80/on
meeting the subject of claims for compensation
for loss of land through the extension
of Kai Tak Airfield, and to inform you
that I approve your making grants of
for this purpose, land in lieu of cash compensation
whenever this is practicable and
equitable, a condition of any such
FURTHER ACTION.
grant being that the land must be
developed.
I have etc.,
Page
Page
Secretariat file 14/3/926/46.
No. 80.
Sir,
Ansus (2)
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG
Ind.
may.
1949.
(1) on 54422/1/48.
(14) on 248
No note of this Precedents
cave u
I have the honour to refer to correspondence
on the subject of claims for compensation for loss of land through the extension of Kai Tak Airfield and in particular to my despatch No. 3 of 15th April, 1948.
2*
78
When
The Airfield (Kai Tak) Extension and Reversion Ordinance 1948 provides for payment of compensation in cash. but not for compensation by grant of land elsewhere. the Bill was first introduced into Legislative Council, Government indicated that while the Bill provided only for cash compensation, Government would endeavour to allocate land to claimants who preferred this form of compensation.
3.
Interest has now been evinced by some of the people concerned in securing land and efforts have been made to find suitable Crown Land which might be made available in lieu of cash payments. A number of difficulties will arise in connection with the location and suitability of vacant land, the prevention of speculation and the procedure for dealing with applications, but these can, I hope, be solved, and a condition of any grant will be that the land must be developed.
4.
It is foreseen that sufficient suitable land will not be available for exchange purposes in all cases, Nevertheless, I am anxious to honour this undertaking so far as possible. I shall be grateful therefore, if I may have your authority to make grants of land in lieu of cash compensation whenever this is practicable and equitable. I understand that a blanket authority such as I now
request was given in the case of the Shamshuipo area in 1914.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Mehumani
GOVERNOR.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
ARTHUR CREECH JONES, M.P.
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