CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT
ENVIRONMENT BRANCH PROGRESS REPORT
1ST AUGUST 1976 TO 31ST OCTOBER 1976
PART II
PURPOSE
IMPORTANT ISSUES
PROGRESS MADE & PRESENT POSITION
NEXT QUARTER TARGETS,
40. Industrial
Estates
Tai Po Yuen Long
(File Ref. CR 5/3220/73 ENV 60/5282/ 74)
41. New Terri-
tories Land Acquisition
File ENV 5/ 4911/47
To complete land grants to Hong Kong Industrial Estates Provisional Authority.
To execute the grant for Tai Po Stages I and II within 6
onths.
To review procedure so as to simplify present piecemeal approach which holds up development and is adminis- tratively tedious, involving numerous references to Ex.Co.
(a)On 14th September 1975, Ex. Co.
advised chat a private treaty grant of land at Tai Po should be made to the Provisional Authority. Reclamation of Stage I of the Estate has started and preliminary work for Stage II is in hand. Consideration is now being given to a new Stage III.
(b) The estate at Yuen Long is still in the planning stage and investiga- tions into suitable borrow arcas have not yet been completed.
It appears feasible to acquire land for the New Towns in larger parcels than hitherto, as part of the long- term programme.
Finalise basic terin and special condi- tions of grant.
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Upon receipt of results of borrow area investigations draw up a develop- ment programme in conjunction with the Provisional Authority.
Obtain departmental agreement to proposals prior to putting them, for ratification, to
Ex.Co.
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