91. Ho Sing-tin and Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee of the Liberal Party questioned the rationale behind the decision to link land sales with the market. 92. However, his decision to freeze land sales until next April indicated he was concerned about instability. 93. However, the new code falls far short of full liberalization of land sales in a country where most land belongs to government. 94. However, Human Rights Watch said the Palestinian Authority must use only legitimate means to prevent such land sales. 95. Ilyas and his relatives, however, were not satisfied even though they had been given money from the land sales. 96. In defending the harsh penalties against land sales, Palestinians argue that any land sold to Jews will be lost for a future state. 97. In the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, lands sales are much more than real estate transactions. 98. In the meantime, Yeltsin has decreed that local authorities can decide the issue of land sales on their own. 99. It announced a freeze in land sales in June. 100. Last week Mr Leung hinted the government may put the brakes on land sales. |