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PRIVATE

SPECIAL

GRANT

14

TREATY

CONDITION

4

(c)

The Director and

his officers and contractors, his

or their workmen with or without tools, equipment, machinery or motor vehicles shall have the rights of ingress, egress and regress to and from the lot or any part thereof for the purpose of inspecting, maintaining, repairing and renewing any of the drains and services within the Drainage Reserve provided that prior notice has been given to the Grantee before the works commence. The Director and his officers and contractors, his or their workmen shall have no liability in respect of any loss, damage, nuisance or disturbance whatsoever caused to or suffered the Grantee arising out of or incidental to the exercise by

them of the

ingress, egress and regress under this Special Condition, and no claim shall be made against him or them by the Grantee in respect of any such loss, damage, nuisance or disturbance.

by

him

or conferred

right

of

Alienation

(13)

Unless the prior written approval of the Director is obtained the Grantee shall not assign, mortgage, charge, demise, underlet, part with the possession of or otherwise dispose of or encumber the lot or any part thereof or any building or part of any building thereon

enter into any agreement so to do,

except in So far

as the provision of accommodation for and permitting the British Council to OCCUPY the same for its official activities shall not constitute a breach of this Special Condition.

o

Resumption

(14)

re-enter

The Government shall have full

upon

lot if required

other

for

power

to resume,

and re-take possession of all or any part of the the improvement of Hong Kong or for any public purpose whatsoever (as to which the decision of the Governor shall be conclusive), twelve calendar months' notice being given to the Grantee of its being so required, and upon the exercise of this power the Grantee's tenancy of the land so resumed shall cease, determine and

void, and the Grantee shall on the expiration of the said notice quit and deliver up. possession of

land SO resumed and the buildings thereon. the exercise of the

there shall be paid by the Government to the Grantee the following compensation only :-

Upon

the

power

be

(a) in respect of the land resumed one fifty-fifth of

such amount as in

the opinion of the Director has been reasonably expended by the Grantee on site formation of the said land, multiplied by the number of complete years in the portion of the said term unexpired at the date of resumption;

(b) in respect of any building or buildings or parts of buildings lawfully erected on the

any building

land

resumed

or

such

his sole discretion,

sum as the Director shall, at certify to be the depreciated

A