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factory (as an average 3 units were allotted to a factory). The total was

$59,000.00 (16 years ago private factory building was sold at about $20.00

to $24.00 per sq. ft. only). The Resettlement Department allotted to each

factory an average of only 768 sq. ft., which if regarded as a gift to us

free of charge would mean a compensation of only one-tenth of our loss.

But rent still has to be paid. Such explitation can only be put up with

by the Chinese.

8. The transferee ought to have "right for resettling property".

For the past 18 years the Resettlement Department is always

taking the transferees and the original resettlers as having the same

status, because the transferees purchased the rights of resettling

properties with money, and the small-scale industrialists are almost all

workers by origin, whose savings for half of their lives only amount to

some tens of thousands of dollars, and some even have to raise capital

by negotiating for loans. Acquisition by transferees of the rights of

resettlement property should not be doubted and the Resettlement Depart-

ment should in no way try to swallow them up bit by bit by installments.

9. After establishment, the Housing Department, proceeded to take away

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by force and threw out absurd rules.

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D.

Transfer is not allowed (In case of losing business, transfer

factory premises in order to receive return of a little blood

capital is prohibited).

No inheritance allowed (In case of the retirement of the father,"

son or daughter is not allowed to continue the business, nor the

wife).

Partnership not allowed (In case of insufficnet capital, partner-

ship with relatives of friends is forbidden).

Change of nature of business not allowed (In case of losting

business, change of nature of business not allowed).

E. Forcing to sign new tenancy agreement (Some 100 severe rules

added, i.e. the deed for sale of a person).

After servious protests by the industrial units representative, the

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