charitable purposes-mainly schools-and for housing. The Housing Authority's North Point site was granted during the year and other grants at Kennedy Town and Cheung Sha Wan were almost completed. Several sites are under consideration for the Housing Society. 15 free grants were made to charitable Institutions and schools during the year-6 on the Island and 9 in Kowloon and New Kowloon.
118. Considerable and rapid progress was made in the grant of sites for Government Local Officers' housing schemes, a total of 7 grants covering 84 flats being completed during the year. Many more were in various stages of completion.
119.
Private treaty sales of industrial sites were limited to grants to Public Utility Companies.
Modification of Lease Conditions.
120. With the continued scarcity of Crown Land for development, it became increasingly necessary to make full use of existing leased land. A considerable number of existing Crown leases contain restrictions outmoded by the trend of events, and much work was done in removing and modifying such lease restrictions to bring these into proper relation with present circumstances. Standard density zoning schedules were drawn up for use as a guide in different parts of the Colony to permit more extensive development compatible with the maintenance of amenity. These schedules enable applications for modification of lease conditions to be dealt with expeditiously.
Lease Enforcement.
121. Due to greater values being obtainable for different types of user, there has been a tendency for lessees in some cases to fail to observe the conditions of their Crown Lease. This matter became of serious importance during the year, particularly in regard to commercial use of lots restricted to residential and industrial purposes. Approval was therefore sought and obtained for a new section of the Crown Lands Office to be set up to deal with these matters, but staffing difficulties made it impossible for this section to start work during the year.
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charitable purposes-mainly schools-and for housing. The Housing Authority's North Point site was granted during the year and other grants at Kennedy Town and Cheung Sha Wan almost completed. Several sites are under consideration for the Housing Society. 15 free grants were made to charitable Institution and schools during the year-6 on the Island and 9 in Kowloon and New Kowloon.
118. Considerable and rapid progress was made in the grant of sites for Government Local Officers housing schemes, a total of 7 grants covering 84 flats being completed during the year. Many more were in various stages of completion.
119.
Private treaty sales of industrial sites were limited to grants to Public Utility Companies.
Modification of Lease Conditions.
120. With the continued scarcity of Crown Land for develop- ment it became increasingly necessary to make full use of existing leased land. A considerable number of existing Crown leases contain restrictions out-moded by the trend of events and much work was done in removing and modifying such lease restrictions to bring these into proper relation with present circumstances. Standard density zoning schedules were drawn up for use as a guide in different parts of the Colony to permit more extensive development compatible with the maintenance of amenity. These schedules enable applications for modifica- tion of lease conditions to be dealt with expeditiously.
Lease Enforcement.
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121. Due to greater values being obtainable for different types of user there has been a tendency for lessees in some cases to fail to observe the conditions of their Crown Lease. This matter became of serious importance during the year particularly in regard to commercial user of lots restricted to residential and industrial purposes. Approval was therefore sought and obtained for a new section of the Crown Lands Office to be set up to deal with these matters, but staffing difficulties made it impossible for this section to start work during the year.
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