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work,

(iii) Land, Commission

The Land Commission is another body which gets little publicity but which continues to do important

producing practical solutions to a number of

practical problems. Earlier this year it reached agreement in principle on legislative means to extend the vast majority of land leases in the New Territories to the year 2047 without requiring payment of an additional premium. To give effect to this, the New Territories

Lease (Extension) Bill was introduced into this Council

in May and

and will, I hope, pass through its remaining stages and become law early in this session.

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(iv) Looking Ahead

As provided for in Annex II to the Joint

Declaration, the Joint Liaison Group will have its principal base in Hong Kong from 1 July next year. This will provide an opportunity to strengthen contacts between members of the British and Chinese teams, and to give further impetus to the work of the group.

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am confident that both the Joint Liaison Group and the Land Commission will continue to play an effective and positive role in implementing the terms of the Joint Declaration.

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