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Answer:

Mr President,

(a)

(b)

Neither the Police nor the Lands Department has any readily available statistics on the sort of complaints mentioned in the question. Police cases are classified according to the criminal offence indicated by the reported facts, not according to the causes of, or parties to, an incident. We understand that the Police received report on one case during the recent months on disputes believed to be related to land ownership.

The general practice of the Lands Department is that the parties concerned are advised to seek independent legal and professional advice in cases of disputes of private land ownership. If allegations of harassment and threats are made, they are also advised to make a report to the Police.

The Police respond to every report and request for assistance. The response is flexible and will depend on the reported facts. If the reported facts indicate that an incident is in progress, the Police will despatch uniformed officers to the scene. Where the initial indications are that a criminal offence has been committed, the case will be fully investigated and every effort will be made to apprehend the perpetrators.

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Updated list of property assets by Government

Following is a question by the Hon Ambrose Lau and a reply by the Secretary for the Treasury, Mr K C Kwong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

It is mentioned in the Policy Commitments of this year's Policy Address that in January this year the Administration handed over to the Chinese Government an updated list of property assets owned by the Hong Kong Government, but no mention is made of when the Hong Kong Government will give the Chinese Government an updated list of other assets owned by the Hong Kong Government. In this connection, will the Administration inform this Council: