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*WHILE IT WOULD BE TOLERATED, IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY WORKS, THESE UNSIGHTLY OPENINGS IN BUSY STREETS ARE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENT PROJECTS OR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS WHICH HAD BEEN ON THE DRAWING BOARD FOR A LONG TIME, HE SAID.
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WITH A BIT OF FORESIGHT, ACTION BY THE PARTIES CONCERNED CCULD BE CO-ORDINATED. THIS RESPONSI ILITY OF ENSURING CLOSER LIAISON BETWEEN THEM WOULD BE THAT O THE PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR.
ANOTHER ASPECT WHICH HE SAID WE IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFULLY ALL OUR FUTUR ABILITY TO HAVE LAND AVAILABLE WHEN
HE FULLY AGREED WITH THE GOVERN PRODUCTION OF LAND MUST CONTINUE TO PRIORITIES.
AN AVERAGE OF SOME 230 HECTARES EACH YEAR BETWEEN NOW AND 1983-84 FO AND NON-INDUSTRIAL USE. BEYOND THAT, TO BE FOUND TO MEET OUR NEEDS.
CANNOT IGNORE IF WE ARE TO
DEVELOPMENTS IS OUR T IS NEEDED.
R'S STATEMENT THAT E ONE OF OUR HIGHEST
IS EXPECTED TO BE PRODUCED
PUBLIC HOUSING, PUBLIC HOUSING, INDUSTRIAL ENOUGH LAND HAS STILL
DESPITE THE WELCOMED ATTEMPTS TO FIND NEW LAND IN NORTH LANTAU, JUNK BAY, THE EASTERN SIDE OF SHA TIN COVE, LITTLE SAI WAN AND CERTAIN OTHER PLACES, THE AREA OF LAND TO BE FORMED AND MADE AVAILABLE EACH YEAR WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY SMALL. IT IS THUS ESSENTIAL THAT ANY LAND PRODUCED BE USED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT, HE SAID.
WITH CAREFUL PLANNING AND PHASING, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE, HE THOUGHT, TO REDUCE CONSIDERABLY THE LEAD TIME WHICH IS REQUIRED SEFORE UNDEVELOPED LAND CAN BE FORMED WHICH AT PRESENT, ON AVERAGE, IS IN EXCESS OF FOUR YEARS.
OTHER POINTS WHICH MIGHT ALSO BE EXAMINED ARE EXISTING PROCEDURES FOR ALLOCATION OF INDUSTRIAL SITES, THE ACTUAL SIZES OF SITES ALLOCATED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES, RULES GOVERNING THE MODIFICATION OF LEASE CONDITIONS, AND THE AREA OF INDUSTRIAL FLOOR SPACE ESTIMATED TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
ASSUMING THAT MORE LAND CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE, MR. LI FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT GIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE ALLOCATION OF PRIORITIES AND METHODS OF DISPOSAL.
WHILE IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO INTERFERE WITH THE NATURAL FORCES OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND, MR, LI THOUGHT IT IS PERFECTLY PROPER FOR IT TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THAT LAND IS AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED FOR PROJECTS WHICH ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
+AS WE EXPAND FROM THE CITY INTO NEW AREAS, UTILISING LAND WHICH WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ACCESSIBLE OR AVAILABLE, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE PREVIOUS LACK OF OVERALL CO-OPINATICH WHICH GAVE RISE TO 30 MANY PROBLEMS WILL NOT REPEAT ITSELF.
+THE COMMUNITY DESERVES A GREAT DEAL OF CREDIT FOR ITS PATIENCE IN HAVING HAD TO PUT UP WITH SO MUCH INCONVENIENCE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND IT WOULD BE MOST UNFAIR TO EXPECT OUR PEOPLE TO UNDERGO THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS,+ HE SAID.