WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1979
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NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY EXPLAINED
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BROAD PLANNING STRATEGY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IS GENERALLY LAID DOWN IN OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLANS OR PLANNING GUIDES, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HON. DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
USING THESE AS GUIDES, AREAS WERE DETERMINED BY PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DISTRICT OFFICER AS SUITABLE FOR MINOR LAYOUTS FOR RESIDENTIAL OR OTHER USES, HE SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON, CHARLES YEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
+DETAILED LAYOUT PLANS ARE THEN PREPARED BY THE TOWN
PLANNING OFFICE SHOWING INDIVIDUAL SITES, ROAD SYSTEMS AND OTHER FEATURES, HE SAID.
MR. AKERS-JONES ADDED THAT THESE PLANS WERE CIRCULATED TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR COMMENTS, AND DISCUSSED BETWEEN THE DISTRICT OFFICERS AND THE RURAL COMMITTEES AND DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS BEFORE APPROVAL WAS GIVEN.
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