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FINGHENE

DAILY

INFORMATION SERVICES

INFORMATION BULLETIN

(Part I)

Wednesday, May 10, 1972

CROWN RENTS ON RENEWABLE CROWN LEASES

Motion Carried In Legislative Council Meeting

A motion dealing with Crown rents on renewable Crown leases

was carried in today's (Wednesday) Legislative Council meeting.

The motion that "in view of the public concern and objections to

the present policy of assessing Crown rents on renewable Crown leases, this

Council would welcome a thorough review by Government of its policy" was

moved by the Hon. Oswald Cheung.

Six other Unofficial Members spoke in support of the motion.

were the Hon. Wilfred Wong, Dr. the Hon. S.Y. Chung, the Hon. T.K. Ann,

the Hon. G.M.B. Salmon, the Hon. P.C. Woo and the Hon. Szeto Wai.

They

Two Official Members -- the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Sir Hugh

Norman-Walker; and the Financial Secretary, the Hon. C.P. Haddon-Cave

also supported the motion.

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