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"In future all such land and buildings will revert to the Hong

Kong Government, free of charge," he said.

A recent example of this was the return in June, this year, of

the Shouson Hill site (16.6 acres). Chatham Road camp (7.8 acres) will

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be handed back on the 31st December (1975). A large part of one of the biggest pieces of land formerly held by the garrison the old Lyemun

Barracks covering some 130 acres is currently being prepared for

handover to the Government.

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