Sales and Grants of Land
10. 165 Agreements for the sale or grant of Crown land were registered as follows:
Conditions of Sale
Conditions of Extension
Conditions of Exchange
Conditions of Grant
Conditions of Renewal
14
8
14
68
61
165
Crown Leases
11. 271 Crown Leases were issued, this being the largest number issued in a year since the war. The lots for which the Leases were issued were of the following categories:
Hong Kong Island
Inland Lots, Hong Kong
Shek O Inland Lot
Kowloon
Kowloon Inland Lots
Hung Hom Inland Lots
New Kowloon
New Kowloon Inland Lots
140
1
90
4
36
271
The issue of these Leases was greatly facilitated by the introduction during the year of a new procedure under which the Counterparts instead of being typed are produced by photostating the original Leases. At the same time, by arrangement with the Crown Lands and Surveys Office, photostat plans were taken into use for affixing to the Counter- part Leases. These replace the linen tracings formerly in use, and there is in consequence a very considerable saving in draughtsmen's time.
12. Table II shows the numbers of Crown Leases issued annually since 1950/51.
Modification of Lease Covenants
13. 39 applications were received for the modification of restrictive covenants or conditions in Crown Leases and Conditions of Sale, etc. These were mainly either to allow of more intensive development by the erection of blocks of flats or in the case of industrial lots to permit the use of the lot for general industrial purposes instead of for a limited range of industrial purposes as specified in the Crown Lease or Condi-
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