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-Supplementary to Question No. 2.
Legco meeting on 29 June 1988.
DR. CHIU: Sir, the Secretary for Lands and Works has not
given us a clear answer regarding the efforts he has made
to improve job opportunities in new towns. As the biggest
employer in Hong Kong, will the Government take the lead
to re-locate some Government offices to new towns, in
addition to the existing regional offices.
If so, what
are the measures ?
SE CRE TARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS: Sir, I think it is true
to say that the Government itself is a very large employer
in the new towns.
There are many Government officers
working in the
in the new towns
intention of changing that; in fact, it is intended that
we should continue with the development
the development of offices on a
regional basis so that Government staff can be re-located
towns already and indeed there is no
in the regions which
they serve.
I cannot be too
numbers, I am afraid, but if Dr. CHIU
specific as to
wishes, I may be able to provide some numbers on that and
a
possible forecast of how this might develop in the
future.
MR. TAI: Sir, in order to increase
increase job opportunities in
the new towns, will Government consider relaxing the
control over the use of agricultural
land near the new
town fringe and in other suitable areas, and at the same