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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - 20 January 1988

SECRETARY FOR LAND AND WORKS: Sir, I move that clause 1 be amended as set out in the paper circulated to Members.

Proposed amendment

Clause 1

That Clause 1(1) be amended, by deleting ‘1987' and substituting the following-

The amendment was agreed to.

Clause 1, as amended, was agreed to.

'1988'

Clauses 2 to 8, 10 and 11 were agreed to.

Clause 9

MR. CHEUNG: Sir, I move that clause 9 be amended as set out in the paper circulated to Members.

Proposed amendment

Clause 9

That clause 9 be amended-

(a) by deleting subclause (2)(a) and substituting the following-

'(2) (a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), this section applies to

a lease of an old schedule lot, village lot, small house or similar rural holding, which—

(i) on 30 June 1984 was held by an indigenous villager, or by a tso or t'ong recognized as such under Chinese custom all of the members of which were on that date indigenous villagers; or

(ii) in the case of a small house granted after 30 June 1984, is granted to an indigenous villager.'; and

(b) by inserting after subclause (2)(c) the following-

(d) This section shall not apply, or shall cease to apply, to a lease held by any tso or t'ong whose membership at any time does not consist entirely of indigenous villagers; and shall continue to be inapplicable notwithstanding any further changes in the membership of the tso or t'ong or any conveyance of the lease, or any interest in the lease, to any other person.'.