as
We certainly will endeavour, I said in my answer,
to try and do something about it by the next dry season when
the biggest quantities of fill are expected to come forward.
But looking for suitable dumping sites is a rather protracted
business in fact. So I would agree with Miss TAM's strictures
and criticisms that there should have been a formalised
Government policy to the extent that Government requires a
margin of
to meet emergencies.
capacity
In effect,
Government's practice has been to provide adequate dumping
capacity but it hasn't met the particular crisis of the
restricted access of Telegraph Bay.
Mr. Jackie CHAN
Sir, in view of the apparent shortage of
public dumps in the urban area, has the Government any
immediate measures to alleviate the difficulties faced by the
contractors, such as special arrangements made by the Territory
Development Department, to facilitate drivers of construction
goods vehicles on Hong Kong Island to obtain New
Territories dumping licence in the very near future?
site
vehicles
Secretary for Lands and Works : Sir, there is no need for
special arrangements to be made. All contractors'
have access to the site at Ma On Shan, I think all the way
round-the-clock,
Mainland.
whether
they come from Hong Kong or
the