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Land Commission Paper

Allocation of Land for Private Cemeteries

The purpose of this paper is to propose a method of dealing with future allocation of land for private cemeteries.

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This subject has arisen as a result of a proposed extension of 0.214 hectare of land to the

Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery.

Background

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Previously land was made available for private cemeteries either by the grant of land leases or, as in the case of the Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery, by means of Deeds of Appropriation. A list of private cemeteries and the method of land holding or

allocation is at Annex A.

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A Deed of Appropriation does not grant legal

title to the land. It is a document which merely

declares that the land, while remaining vested in the Government, is appropriated and set apart for a specified purpose such as a cemetery. The intention is that the land should remain so appropriated and set apart so long as certain conditions are complied with. Upon being required for a public purpose the land can be taken back by the Hong Kong Government. Other than for land occupied by the armed forces, which is the subject of discussions outside the Land Commission, there are nine such Deeds of Appropriation (list at

Annex B), all but three of which are for private cemeteries. Of these three, two are for war memorials

and one for a Sikh temple.

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