TNAG-1963-FCO40-2795-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Commonwealth-War-Graves-Commission-1989 — Page 78

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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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OUR TELNO 4077 AND YOUR TELNO 112: COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES

COMMISSION

CEMETRIES

1. THE GENERAL REVIEW ON LAND GRANTS FOR USE AS PRIVATE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A LAND COMMISSION PAPER WHICH PROPOSES AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT

(A) IN FUTURE, LAND FOR PRIVATE CEMETRIES SHOULD BE GRANTED BY WAY OF DEEDS OF APPROPRIATION, AND

(B) LAND GRANTS FOR EXISTING CEMETRIES (WHETHER BY WAY OF LEASES OR DEEDS OF APPROPRIATION) SHOULD REMAIN UNDISTURBED.

2. WE ARE AIMING AT SENDING TO YOU FOR COMMENTS BY BAG LEAVING HERE ON 30 JANUARY A FIRST DRAFT OF THE LAND COMMISSION PAPER TOGETHER WITH A PAPER SETTING OUT OUR THINING ON HOW BEST TO DEAL WITH THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION'S CONCERNS.

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