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JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER

IN ASSOCIATION WITH NORTON, ROSE, BOTTERELL & ROCKE SOLICITORS, NOTARIES, AGENTS For tradeMARKS & PATENTS

PRINCE'S BUILDING, 18TH FLOOR, 10 CHATEK ROAD, HONG KONG,

TELEPHONE: 6-8432211

TELEX: 85242 HX and 88826 HX

(G. P. O. BOX 137, HONG KONG)

No. 9

CABLES: JISEM HONGKONG and MASTA HONGKONG KALLE INFOTEC/RAPIFAX: L-292047

Hong Kong Office niso at: Alexandra House. Kowloon Office at: Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, Mongkok. Branch Offico at: Tauon Wan, Yuen Long. Tai P❤. Japan Office att Soge Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

OUR REF:

MJET/S5/86

YOUR REF:

The Hon. N. K. Chan, C.B.E.; JP, Secretary for Lands and Works, Lands and Works Branch,

20th Floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, Hong Kong.

Dear Sir,

Re:

DIRECT LINE: d-8434218

DATE: 11th March 1986,

URGENT

BY HAND

Objection by Swire Properties Limited and a number of its wholly owned subsidiary companies (hereunder collectively referred to as "Swire") to certain proposed works, namely the Quarry Bay landfall and associated roadworks for the proposed Eastern Harbour crossing, described in a Notice published under Section 8(2) of the Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance Cap 370 ("the Ordinance")

We act for Swire Properties Limited of 4th Floor, Swire House, 9 Connaught Road C. Hong Kong, and a number of its wholly owned subsidiary companies, all of whom are owners and developers of the land at Quarry Bay Hong Kong known as Taikoo Shing Estate. A list of the companies for whom we act in this matter (hereunder collectively referred to as "Swire") is attached here to for your reference. On the instructions of our said clients we set out hereunder the basis of our clients' objection to the above mentioned proposed works.

1. As a substantial property investor and owner in the Quarry Bay area

Swire wishes to make representations concerning the above proposed works ("the Works"),

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As you are aware, Swire is the developer of the mixed commercial and residential estate known as Taikoo Shing Estate ("Taikoo Shing"). The Works are proposed to be located on reclamation immediately adjacent to Taikoo Shing.

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As developer of Taikoo Shing and beneficial owner of the several pieces or parcels of land upon which it is located, Swire has erected and is in the course of erecting an extensive development complex comprising commercial buildings and residential tower

P.J. Thompson* M.J.E. Thornhill J.F. Payne* A‚R. Chettle® R.S. Peard® J.A. Mutimer® D.J. Shaw P.J.F. Whyte' A.R. Taylor® R.M. Russell” A.T.C, Carter® R. Birkby S.S.O. Ip R.S.N. Bely” P.A. Giles* V.E. Bramhall* P.S.A. Edwarda E.H.C. Fong” R.I. Campbell® H.K.K. Heung D.H. Stovens S.A. Burns R.C.K. Lee* K.S.Y. Lynn A.N, da Roza K.Y. Lim A.K.C. Kan D.R. Bradshaw D.H.F. Cheung O.R, Jonathan W.J.C. Lyne P.R. Nicholls F.K. Au R.W. Nicholl I.R.D. Chapman

Consultants: B.S. McElney* T.J. Gregory*

Aunstant Solicitors: J. Alexander L.N. Baum K.M. Brandt A.K. Buchanan C.H.T. Chan H.S.K. Chan J. Chan R.T.Y. Chan J.F. Chapman M.L.P.C. Cheah C.S.Y. Chen K.P.K. Cheung R.O.W. Cheung K.S.H. Ching R.W. Cornwallis R.C. Drake P.S. Elliott A.C.D. Evans N. Giblin E. Gomersall C.M. Hague J.M. Hardwick P. Haslam B.K.L. Ho N.D. Hansworth A.S.S. Ip J. Irvine J.R. James M. Jeffa L.J.W, Kaczmarek M.S. Keeler P.A. Kamp J.D. Kerr J.S.H. Keung J.W.K. Kwan M.Y.M. Lam V.P.P. Lam E.S.F. Lau A.O.K. Law A.Y. Lee F.J.J. Lee Y.M.E. Lo A.C, MacAulay G.Y,C. Mok A.D. Morrison A.J. Murtagh J.S.F. Ng D.T.Y. Ng-Quinn S.S.Y. Ng-Quina G. Pearce R.K.F. Poon S.J.G. Rae S.J. Reid-Kay 5,C.G. Scriven E. Shib J.A.C. Shum D.P.R. Stannard M.S. Stephen H.H.L. Tang E. Tano J.Y.S. The R.T. Tung J.A. Waldron D.W. Wilkinson S.Y.S. Wong T.K.M. Wong V.S.M. Wong R.W.M. Wu M.P. Yeadon C.M.Y. Yeung P.K.H. Yu C.C.L. Yuen

*Notary Public

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