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submitted to the Executive Council seeking agreement that this land was required for a public purpose;

the resumption of the individual lots within the area would be ordered without further reference to the Council so that they reverted to the Crown as they were needed for development.

Public relations aspects

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As this is an internal procedural matter no public relations aspects are involved.

Advice sought

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Honourable Members will be asked to advise whether the prin- ciple of block resumptions and the procedures set out in paragraph 7 above should be accepted.

(The Secretary for the New Territories (Mr D. AKERS-JONES) and the Deputy Secretary for the Environment (Mr A.G. EASON) will attend before the Council for the discussion of this item).

18th March 1977

(ENV 5/4911/47 III (TC 40/77))

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