TNAG-1603-FCO40-2210-Future-of-Hong-Kong-annual-reports-to-Parliament-on-Hong-Kon-1987 — Page 80

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FM HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 3113 ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG : LAND COMMISSION

WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE PASSAGE ON LAND COMMISSION IN TUR :

(A) PARA 1, 2ND SENTENCE

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FOR CONSISTENCY WITH JD 211, ''SALES' SHOULD BE REPLACED BY ''TRANSACTIONS'', AND 'DEDUCTIONS'' SHOULD BE SINGULAR.

(B) PARA. 1 3RD SENTENCE :

THE MISSING

FIGURE SHOULD BE

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FOUR' BILLION.

(C) PARA. 2, 1ST AND 2ND SENTENCES :

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TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE INCREASE TO THE 1987-88 LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME AGREED AT THE COMMISSION'S 14TH MEETING (29 NOVEMBER), THE REVISED PROGRAMME TOTALS 74.84 HECTARES. WE THERE FORE SUGGEST DELETING IN MARCH, FROM THE 1ST SENTENCE, AND REVISING THE FIGURE IN THE SECOND SENTENCE TO ''74.84'' HECTARES.

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