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Action Taken

MR RENTON'S VISIT TO HONG KONG:

MAN CLANSMEN

1.

MR CHRISTOPHER CHOPE MP BROUGHT A DELEGATION OF THE UK

MAN CLANSMEN ASSOCIATION TO SEE MR RENTON ON 18 OCTOBER. ONE OF

THE DELEGATION COMES FROM MR CHOPE'S CONSTITUENCY. THE

DELEGATION MADE REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY PERCEIVED TO BE

THE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION BEING OFFERED BY THE HKG FOR THE

LAND IN THE MAN FAMILY VILLAGE OF SAN TIN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR MOTORWAY CONSTRUCTION. THEY ASKED THAT

MR RENTON REVIEW THEIR CASE DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG.

2.

MR RENTON MADE IT QUITE CLEAR THAT THE HKG WAS

RESPONSIBLE FOR QUESTIONS OF CIVIL DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION

FOR LAND SUBJECT TO COMPULSORY PURCHASE. HMG HAD NEITHER THE

POWER NOR THE WISH TO INTERFERE. ALL HE COULD DO WAS FIND OUT

HOW MATTERS STOOD AND WRITE BACK THROUGH MR CHOPE TO THE MAN

CLANSMEN ASSOCIATION.

3.

MR RENTON WOULD LIKE TO BE IN A POSITION TO WRITE BRIEFLY

TO MR CHOPE WHEN HE GETS BACK FROM HONG KONG AND WOULD BE

GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PREPARE AN EXPLANATORY NOTE ON THE

SITUATION TO GIVE TO HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY DURING HIS VISIT.

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