CO129-619-6 Kai Tak Airfield- petition regarding compensation for loss of property 15-4-1948 - 3-6-1948 — Page 5

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54422/1/48.

HONG KONG.

NO. 164

The Church House,

Great Smith Street,

8.9 1 •

3 June, 1948.

sir,

I have the honour to refer to your despatch

No.78 of the 15th April, 1948, forwarding a

petition addressed to the Right Honourable

The Earl of Listowel by "The Association for

Claiming Compensation for losses of Feople's

Property at the Kai Tak Air Field".

2. I should be grateful if you would inform the

petitioners that, at Lord Listowel's request,

their petition was transsitted by you to me, and

that I have considered it, but see no good grounds

for varying the decisions already taken that

compensation for land should be based on values

prevailing on 1st Septe aber, 1945, and that no

compensation should be awarded for buildings

demolished, The petitioners may further be

informed that, while it may prove possible to

grant land in exchange in some individual cases,

it is not practicable to introduce any general

provision to give a right to receive land in

exchange, instead of cash compensation, in all

08668.

GOVERNOR

SIR ALEXANDER GRATTHAM,

etc.,

K.O.M.G.

etc.,

etc.

I have the honour to be,

air,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

(sgɗ) A Creech Jones.