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Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill

Public Bus Services (Amendment) Bill

To provide for additional land to be vested in the KCRC, where this is necessary for the efficient and safe operation of the KCR and the LRT and to delegate powers to make regulations from the Governor in Council to the Secretary for Transport..

To make legislative provision to ensure that public bus services are maintained in the event that a franchised bus

operator ceases to provide services.

Secretary for Transport

Secretary for Transport

End/Wednesday, December 14, 1994

Law to resolve dispute between Wong Wai Tsak Tong and sub-lessees

Following is a question by the Hon Timothy Ha Wing-ho and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Tony Eason, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question: In view of the dispute over land titles between Wong Wai Tsak Tong and a number of Cheung Chau residents, will the Government inform this Council whether it has drawn up any plan to resolve the problem; if so, what the details are; if not, what the reasons are?

Answer

Mr President,

The Administration has come to the view that the dispute between Wong Wai Tsak Tong and its sub-lessees can only be resolved by legislation. We therefore propose to introduce legislation to regulate the relationship between the Tong and its sub-lessees by dealing specifically with the issues in dispute. The main proposals are -