3
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1980
LAND PRODUCTION COMMITTEE RECONSTITUTED
*****
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LAND PRODUCTION, WHICH WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN 1977 TO STUDY LAND PRODUCTION AND TO IDENTIFY NEW AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT, HAS RECENTLY BEEN RECONSTITUTED WITH REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE,
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MISS LYDIA DUNN, WHO HAS SERVED AS A MEMBER ON THE COMMITTEE SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. THE OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBER ON THE COMMITTEE, MR LI FOOK-WO, HAS ALSO BEEN RE-APPOINTED, AND MR W.C.L. BROWN HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS AN ADDITIONAL UNOFFICIAL MEMBER.
THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE RECONSTITUTED COMMITTEE ARE THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR DEREK JONES, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR DAVID JEAFFRESON, THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR DONALD LIAO, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR JACK STEAN AND THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY (1), MR TONY SAVAGE.
THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR ENDING ON MAY 31, 1981. THEY WERE ANNOUNCED IN TODAY'S ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR BROWN'S. HIS WILL APPEAR IN A LATER EDITION.
UNDER ITS REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE, THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LAND PRODUCTION IS REQUIRED TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR NEW LAND, TO RECOMMEND TARGETS FOR THE SUPPLY OF LAND FOR DIFFERENT USERS, TO ASSESS THE ADEQUACY OF GOVERNMENT PROJECTS IN MEETING THESE TARGETS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW SHORTFALLS, IF ANY, ARE TO BE MET.
THE COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO SUBMIT ITS NEXT REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR IN JANUARY 1981.
14