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QUESTION4:

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFERED THE CROWN LESSEE A LAND

EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT OR CASH FOR THE RESUMPTION OF THE LAND AT SHA TIN MARKET, BUT THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE LAND WAS HELD IN AGRICULTURAL STATUS, AND THE OWNER WAS OFFERED AN EQUIVALENT OF £54,000 AN ACRE. THE LAND HAS REVERTED TO THE CROWN UNDER THE CROWN LAND RESUMPTION ORDINANCE. THE OWNER MAY STILL ACCEPT THE CASH OFFER, OR MAY MAKE A CLAIM BEFORE THE LAND TRIBUNAL.

THE TENANTS WHO WERE OPERATING THE SHOPS AND MARKET STALLS ON THE LAND HAVE, WITH ONE EXCEPTION, ACCEPTED THE EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION OFFERED THEM. IN THE ONE OUTSTANDING CASE THE

AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION HAS NOW BEEN AGREED, AND ARRANGEMENTS

ARE BEING MADE FOR PAYMENT.

QUESTION 5:

AS ABOVE, THE OWNER WAS OFFERED THE EQUIVALENT OF £54,000 AN ACRE, BUT DID NOT ACCEPT. NO CASH FOR THE LAND HAS THEREFORE YET BEEN PAID SINCE THIS WILL BE DECIDED BY THE LAND TRIBUNAL.

THE LAND IN QUESTION HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

PART OF THE MAIN TRUNK ROAD THROUGH SHA TIN.

QUESTION 6:

EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ANSWER WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH

THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DELAY. THIS WILL NORMALLY BE ABOUT TWO WEEKS FROM THE RECEIPT OF A LETTER. IF THE INFORMATION IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE, AN INTERIM REPLY WILL BE SENT.

MACLEHOSE

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HKD (3)

FED

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY. ROBERTS

PS/MRL WORD

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

COPIES то

MR KIDD

HONG KONG GOVERNMEN OFFICE, LONDON.

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