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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1988

DEFINITION 30 THAT ANY. COULD ALSO CLAIM

THEY WANTED ΤΟ ADOPT A MORE FLEXIBLE RESIDENTS OF OMITTED VILLAGES, IF THERE WERE THE RENT CONESSION.

THE AD HOC GROUP WAS THEREFORE GLAD TO HEAR GOVERNMENT WOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER TO ENSURE THAT ALL PRE-1998 STATUS WOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF DECLARATION, AND EVIDENCE OUTSIDE OF THE BLOCK CROWN LEASES GIVEN ITS PROPER WEIGHT.

THAT THE CLAIMS ΤΟ

THE

JOINT

WOULD BR

то

"I BELIEVE THIS IS SUFFICIENT ASSURANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT COVER ANY POSSIBILITY IN THIS REGARD, WITHOUT CAUSING FURTHER DELAY TO THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL, MR HU SAID.

ANOTHER CONCERN RAISED WAS THE APPLICATION OF RENT CONCESSION TO PROPERTY HELD BY 'T'SOS' AND 'T'ONGS',

ARE ANCIENT CHINÉSÉ INSTITUTIONS OF ANCESTRAL LAND-HOLDING, WHEREBY LAND DERIVED FROM ANCESTOR WAS ENJOYED BY MALE DESCENDANTS FROM GENERATION ΤΟ GENERATION, HE SAID.

THE AD HOC GROUP NOTED THAT ONLY IN THE CASE OF 'T'909' IS THE LAND CONCERNED DEFINITELY HELD BY INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS.

IS

"THE QUESTION REGARDING THE 'T'ONG' IS MORE COMPLICATED: IT AN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER FOR A "PARTICULAR PURPOSE WHETHER RELIGIOUS, COMMERCIAL OR PHILANTHROPIC.

"VERY OFTEN ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE BOTH INDIGENOUS AND NON-INDIGENOUS VILLAGES. THE MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO SUBJECT TO CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME.

FURTHERMORE, SOME ORGANISATIONS USING THE NAME OF 'T'ONGS' ARE IN FACT 'T'908' IN NATURE WITH LANDS DONATED BY INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS FOR BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE ALSO INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS.

"IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY THE ELIGIBILITY OF THESE 'T'SOS' AND 'T'ONGS' FOR RENT CONCESSION PURPOSES; OTHERWISE IT WILL CREATE UNEASINESS AMONG THE INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS, MR HU SAID.

"

THAT

IN

HE WAS PLEASED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SUBSEQUENTLY AGREED RENT CONCESSION WOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 'T' SOS' AND 'T'ONGS' WHICH ALL THE MEMBERS WERE INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS AND THAT THE BILL WOULD BE MODIFIED ACCORDINGLY TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THIS.

CONCERN,

DEEDS OF TERRITORIES

MR HU WENT ON TO POINT OUT THAT YET ANOTHER AREA OF AS EXPRESSED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND SOME PROPERTY OWNERS, WAS ABOUT THE EXTENSION OF THE VALIDITY OF

(DMC'S) ALONG WITH THE EXTENSION OF

MUTUAL COVENANTS

LEASES.

NEW

UNDER THE