FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1985
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BILLS AIM TO SIMPLIFY OBJECTIONS, CLAIMS
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS GAZETTED THREE NEW BILLS AIMED AT SIMPLIFYING OBJECTIONS AND CLAIMS PROCEDURES WHEN LAND IS RESU E. LY THE GOVERNMENT.
KNOWN AS THE FORESHORE AND SEA-BED (RECLAMATIONS AND RELATED PROVISIONS) BILL 1985, THE CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION (AMENDMENT) ZILL 1985 AND THE LAND ACQUISITION (POSSESSORY TITLE) (AMENDE BILL 1985, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JULY 24.
THE FIRST BILL IS INTENDED TO REPLACE THE FORESHORES AND SEA-BED ORDINANCE OF 1901 AND THE PUBLIC RECLAMATIONS AND WORKS ORDINANCE OF 1956.
BOTH ORDINANCES SERVE THE SAME BASIC PURPOSE TO ENAELE CROWN FORESHORE AND SEA-BED TO BE RECLAIMED OR USED AND TO EXTINGUISH ALL RELEVANT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RIGHTS.
THEY ALSO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO STATE OBJECTIONS AND TO MAKE CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION.
THE NEW BILL CONSOLIDATES THE TWO OLDER ORDINANCES AND ALLOWS THE PROCEDURES FOR CLAIMS AND COMPENSATION TO BE REVISEL IN LINE WITH THE ROADS (WORKS, USE AND COMPENSATION) ORDINANC....
THE CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION ORDINANCE AND THE LAND ACQUISITION (POSSESSORY TITLE) ORDINANCE IS AMENDED TO SPECIFY THAT INTEREST BE PAID ON COMPENSATION CLAIMS FOR THE TIME BETWEEN LIABILITY ARISING AND ACTUAL PAYMENT BEING MADE.
THE AMENDED BILLS ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF ANY EXCESS PAYMENT AND INTEREST ACCRUED ON IT.
FOUR NEW MEMBERS FOR EDUCATION BOARD
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FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THE END OF LAST MONTH, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE APPOINTMENT OF FOUR NEW MEMBERS.
THE NEW APPOINTEES ARE MRS KATHERINE CHAU MA Pul-KIN, PRINCIPAL OF YING A GIRLS' SCHOOL, DR JOHN CHEN, PRESIDENT OF LINGNAN COLLEGE, MR DAVID CHEUNG, PRINCIPAL OF CARMEL ENGLISH COLLEGE, AND MISS MARION FANG SUM-SUK, PRINCIPAL OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTRE.
/OTHER. MEA
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