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Public Works Department Annual Report 工務司署年報 All AI Reviewed

Details of such permits are as follows:

Description of Permits No. of Permits Issued From 1946 to 31.3.58 No. of Permits During 1957/58 No. of Permits cancelled No. of Permits in force No. of Permits Amended No. of Demand Notes issued General Permits... 11,353 536 5,337 6,016 640 Permit Fees Actual Amount collected for both Old and New Permits $2,694,569.20 Annual Fees derived from New Permits only $398,764.00 excluding refunds 859 7,261 10,652.79 46 58 140,650.29 57,849.44 Pier Permits 96 ∞ 50 G Free Permits for Public Utility... 184 26 13 0 171 Total 11,633 570 5,400 6,233 642 859 7,319 $2,835,219.49 $456,613.44

Note: The number of general permits issued includes one encroachment permit issued to the Royal Air Force at a nominal fee of $1.00 p.a.

Valuation & Resumption

159. Valuations were made for the following purposes: Resumptions under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124); Surrenders for Street and other improvements; Renewal of Crown Leases; Sale and Purchase of land and buildings by Government; Town Planning; Extensions to existing lots; Removal of Restrictive Covenants, etc.

160. In addition all hereditaments falling to be assessed for Estate Duty purposes were valued by this section amounting in all to $34,399,147 and assistance in valuation matters was given to other Government Departments.

161. Work continued in the negotiation of surrenders for such purposes as road improvements, implementation of planning layouts, etc. The case for the Crown was presented before two Arbitration Boards formed to determine compensation payable under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance and preparatory work was done for Boards which may be convened for other resumptions gazetted during the year.

162. Preparatory work commenced in respect of compensation to be paid to lessees detrimentally affected by the Hong Kong Airport

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Details of such permits are as follows: Description of Permits No. of Permits Issued From 1946 to 31.3.58 No. of Permits During 1957/58 No. of Permits cancelled No. of Permits in force No. of Permits Amended No. of Demand Notes issued General Permits... 11,353 536 5,337 6,016 640 Permit Fees Actual Amount collected for both Old and New Permits $2,694,569.20 Annual Fees derived from New Permits only $398,764.00 excluding refunds 859 7,261 10,652.79 46 58 140,650.29 57,849.44 Pier Permits 96 50 G Free Permits for Public Utility... 184 26 13 0 171 Total 11,633 570 5,400 6,233 642 859 7,319 $2,835,219.49 $456,613.44 Note: The number of general permits issued includes one encroachment permit issued to the Royal Air Force at a nominal fee of $1.00 p.a. Valuation & Resumption 159. Valuations were made for the following purposes: Resumptions under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124); Surrenders for Street and other improvements; Renewal of Crown Leases; Sale and Purchase of land and buildings by Government; Town Planning; Extensions to existing lots; Removal of Restrictive Covenants, etc. 160. In addition all hereditaments falling to be assessed for Estate Duty purposes were valued by this section amounting in all to $34,399,147 and assistance in valuation matters was given to other Government Departments. 161. Work continued in the negotiation of surrenders for such purposes as road improvements, implementation of planning layouts, etc. The case for the Crown was presented before two Arbitration Boards formed to determine compensation payable under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance and preparatory work was done for Boards which may be convened for other resumptions gazetted during the year. 162. Preparatory work commenced in respect of compensation to be paid to lessees detrimentally affected by the Hong Kong Airport Page 26 (The last three lines of "Page 26" are kept as is, as per the original format) Page 26 Page 26
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Details of such permits are as follows: No. of Permits No. of Permits Description of Permits From 1946 to 31.3.58 During 1957/58 From 1946 to 31.3.58 During 1957/58 Issued cancelled No. of Permits in force No. of Permits Amended No. of Demand Notes issued General Permits... 11,353 536 5,337 640 6,016 Permit Fees Actual Amout collected for both Old and New Permits Annual Fees derived from New Permits only 859 7,261 $2,694,569,20 $398,764.00 excluding refunds 10,652.79 46 58 140,650.29 57,849.44 Pier Permits 96 50 G Free Permits for Public Utility... 184 26 13 0 171 Total 11,633 570 5,400 642 6,233 859 7,319 $2,835,219.49 $456,613.44 Note: The number of general permits issued includes one encroachment permit issued to the Royal Air Force at a nominal fee of $1.00 p.a. Valuation & Resumption 159. Valuations were made for the following purposes: Resumptions under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124); Surrenders for Street and other improvements; Renewal of Crown Leases; Sale and Purchase of land and buildings by Government; Town Planning; Extensions to existing lots; Removal of Restrictive Covenants, etc. 160. In addition all hereditaments falling to be assessed for Estate Duty purposes were valued by this section amounting in all to $34,399,147 and assistance in valuation matters was given to other Government Departments. 161. Work continued in the negotiation of surrenders for such purposes as road improvements, implementation of planning layouts, etc. The case for the Crown was presented before two Arbitration Boards formed to determine compensation payable under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance and preparatory work was done for Boards which may be convened for other resumptions gazetted during the year. 162. Preparatory work commenced in respect of compensation to be paid to lessees detrimentally affected by the Hong Kong Airport 26
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Details of such permits are as follows:

No. of Permits

No. of Permits

Description of Permits

From 1946

to 31.3.58

During 1957/58

From 1946

to 31.3.58

During 1957/58

Issued

cancelled

No. of Permits in force

No. of Permits Amended

No. of Demand

Notes issued

General Permits...

11,353

536 5,337 640 6,016

Permit Fees

Actual Amout collected

for both

Old and New Permits

Annual Fees

derived from New Permits

only

859 7,261

$2,694,569,20

$398,764.00

excluding refunds

10,652.79

46

58

140,650.29

57,849.44

Pier Permits

96

50

G

Free Permits for Public

Utility...

184

26

13

0 171

Total

11,633

570 5,400 642 6,233 859 7,319

$2,835,219.49

$456,613.44

Note: The number of general permits issued includes one encroachment permit issued to the Royal

Air Force at a nominal fee of $1.00 p.a.

Valuation & Resumption

159. Valuations were made for the following purposes: Resumptions under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124); Surrenders for Street and other improvements; Renewal of Crown Leases; Sale and Purchase of land and buildings by Government; Town Planning; Extensions to existing lots; Removal of Restrictive Covenants, etc.

160. In addition all hereditaments falling to be assessed for Estate Duty purposes were valued by this section amounting in all to $34,399,147 and assistance in valuation matters was given to other Government Departments.

161. Work continued in the negotiation of surrenders for such purposes as road improvements, implementation of planning layouts, etc. The case for the Crown was presented before two Arbitration Boards formed to determine compensation payable under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance and preparatory work was done for Boards which may be convened for other resumptions gazetted during the year.

162. Preparatory work commenced in respect of compensation to be paid to lessees detrimentally affected by the Hong Kong Airport

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