TUESDAY,
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20, 1982
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* A NUMBER OF SITES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, IN KOWLOON AND
IN EXISTING NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AREAS, WHICH THE WORKING GROUP IDENTIFIED AS BEING SUITABLE FOR DISPOSAL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD BE SOLD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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PROVISIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SITES SUITABLE FOR COMPREHENSIVE ENGINEERING AND BUILDING DEVELOPMENT BY PRIVATE DEVELOPERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, IN THE PLANNING BRIEF FOR ANY NEW AREA IN WHICH IT IS DECIDED TO UNDERTAKE LARGE-SCALE URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
* THE CONCEPT OF A DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SHOULD BE
STUDIED IN GREATER DETAIL BY CONSULTANTS. WHO SHOULD CONSIDER APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT TO CONSOLIDATION OF LANDHOLDINGS AS WELL AS TO LAND PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.
BESIDES ITS BASIC TASKS OF SETTING LAND PRODUCTION TARGETS AND MONITORING PERFORMANCE, THE COMMITTEE INTENDS TO GIVE DETAILED THOUGHT OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT SUBJECTS, INCLUDING :-
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* LOOKING AT THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN RE-DEVELOPMENT AND
SUGGESTING WAYS IN WHICH THESE MIGHT BE OVERCOME. ADDITION, THE LANDS DEPARTMENT WILL BE SETTING UP A CONSULTANCY TO STUDY THE CONCEPT OF A DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE POSSIBLE USE OF SUCH A CONCEPT TO CARRY OUT URBAN RENEWAL.
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LOOKING IN PARTICULAR AT THE EXISTING POLICY ON PROVISION OF
INDUSTRIAL LAND.
CONCENTRATING ON MEANS OF IMPROVING LAND USE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROLLING PROGRAMME TO
RATIONAL ISE TEMPORARY USES OF LAND AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF A LAND INVENTORY SYSTEM.
* REVIEWING THE CONCEPT OF +BALANCED DEVELOPMENT+ OF
INDIVIDUAL NEW TOWN AREAS IN THE LIGHT OF SHIFTS OF POPULATION TO THE NEW TERRITORIES, AN INCREASINGLY MOBILE WORKFORCE AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUING TO BE CONCENTRATED IN THE MAIN URBAN AREAS.
* REVIEWING THE LAND REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR COMMERCIAL AND
GOVERNMENT OFFICE DEVELOPMENT.
A GOVERNMENT NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 1, 1982 TO MAY 31, 1983 APPEARED
IN THE GAZETTE ON JULY 2, 1982. IN ADDITION TO THE CHAIRMAN, THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE MR W.M. SULKE, MR GEOFFREY YEH, MR R.C.Y. POON, MR R.J. OSBORN AND THE HON W.C.L. BROWN.