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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1988

THE WOULD REMOVE

VILLAGERS OF

MR LAU SAID HE HOPED THIS CLARIFICATION MISUNDERSTANDING AMONG SOME PEOPLE THAT THE INDIGENEOUS THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE ENJOYING SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.

PURPOSE OF THE BILL WAS ΤΟ HE ALSO SAID THR MAIN THROUGH LEGISLATION, THE EXTENSION OF ALL NEW TERRITORIES LAND EXPIRING BEFORE 1997 FOR A FURTHER PERIOD OF 50 YEARS TO 2047 HAVING BACH OF THE LEASES TO BE RENEWED INDIVIDUALLY,

COMPLICATED

ENABLE,

LEASES

WITHOUT

ALSO PUBLIC

OF THESE

AND PROCEDURES THIS WOULD SAVE THE EXPENSES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE NECESSARY FOR THE RENEWAL LEASES.

REDEFINE ESTABLISHED VILLAGE : CHEUNG

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, THE HION (WEDNESDAY) CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO "ESTABLISHED VILLAGE" AS (EXTENSION) BILL 1987.

CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, TODAY AMEND THE DEFINITION OF USED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES LEASES

IN

SPEAK ING

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, htt CHEUNG SAID HE AN AGREEMENT STRONGLY FELT THAT THE BILL SHOULD NOT BE PASSED BEFORE HAD BEEN REACHED WITH THE GOVERNMENT ON THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM.

THF FACT THAT RESUMPTION OF THE BEEN DELAYED FOR A LONG TIME AND

HAVE WE

"NEVERTHELESS, IN VIEW OF SECOND READING OF THE BILL HAS FURTHER DELAY MIGHT HOLD UP THE ADMINISTRATION'S ACTION IN PROCESSING

FOR VARIOUS NEW TERRITORIES LEASES

PURPOSES, AGREED TO SUPPORT RESUMPTION OF SECOND READING ON CONDITION

RELUCTANTLY THAT THE AND REQUEST,

TAKE ALL DEFINITION OF 'ESTABLISHED

PURSUE OUR

ADMINISTRATION WILL CONTINUE TO NECESSARY ACTION TO REVIEW AND AMEND THE VILLAGE', HE SAID.

"

TO THE BILL. GAVE LEGISLATIVE EFFECT

THE LAND ANNEX OF THE IN THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION WHICH PROVIDED THAT ALL LEASES

EXCEPTION OF A FEW, WOULD DE NEW TERRITORIES, WITH THE

EXTENDED OF AN ANNUAL RENT AUTOMATICALLY FOR 50 YEARŞ AFTER 1997 ON PAYMENT EQUIVALENT TO THREE PER CENT OF THE RATEABLE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.

—

THAT THERE WOULD BE THE LAND ANNEX FURTHER STIPULATED CONCESSION FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF LAND

"INDIGENOUS HELD BY VILLAGERS" A TERM WHICH WAS DEFINED IN THE BILL AS PERSONS WHO IN 1898 RESIDENTS OF AN ESTABLISHED VILLAGE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE DESCENDED THROUGH THE MALE LINE FROM SUCH PERSONS.

RENT

WERE

OR

THE MEANING