THOUSANDS of villagers are to stage another protest outside the Legislative Council against the move to allow women to inherit New Territories land. The demonstration is being planned for April 27 - the day the council will examine the bill. Speaking after a 31/2-hour meeting yesterday, the convener of the action group to defend village traditions, Lam Wai-keung, said villagers would be urged to remain calm. Last month, a similar protest by villagers turned violent and legislator Lee Wing-tat, a supporter of the change, was punched to the ground. But Mr Lam fell short of giving a guarantee, saying that: ''Many people will join us voluntarily after hearing the news. It is difficult to predict the situation.'' Mr Lam estimated that up to 10,000 villagers would show up. Lau Wong-fat, chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, the male-dominated body which represents rural interests, urged legislators not to force their will on the villagers. They should take account of the villagers' resentment before deciding how to vote on the bill, he said. ''As members of the Legislative Council, they have the responsibility to serve people from all levels of society and consider the impact of all amendments. ''If they are to forcefully approve the amendment by a majority vote, this is certainly a backward step in democracy,'' Mr Lau said. Mr Lau criticised the Hong Kong Government for the change of law which would revoke the long-standing tradition in the run-up to 1997. The action group will prepare a list of the promises made by the Hong Kong Government and explain how they had been violated. ''We will form a committee to gather information on the conspiracies orchestrated by British colonial rule . . . we have to expose their plots that aim to deprive us [of our land],'' Mr Lau said. Copies of a report on the ''conspiracies'' would be handed to the Beijing authorities, the Xinhua (the New China News Agency) office in Hong Kong as well as the Preliminary Working Committee, he said. Following the emotion-charged assembly in Yuen Long yesterday, the action group will go to Tai Po and Tsuen Wan on April 17 and April 21 respectively. On April 26, the night before the Legco debate to endorse the amendment, the villagers will stage large-scale protest at the Tsuen Wan Town Hall.