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HE SAID THE MAIN OBJECT OF ALL OUR FAMILY WELFARE ACTIVITIES WAS TO MAINTAIN HARMONY WITHIN THE FAMILY AND TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY AS A UNIT.
+ IN ADDITION, CASH ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES, AND A RANGE OF DIRECT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC VULNERABLE GROUPS AND TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURES ON FAMILIES IN COPING WITH THEIR PROBLEMS,+ HE SAID.
MR CHAMBERS SAID ONE SPECIFIC AREA WHICH HAD BEEN THE CAUSE OF PUBLIC CONCERN RECENTLY WAS THAT OF EX-MENTAL PATIENTS.
A WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO REVIEW THE PREVALENCE OF CRIMINAL VIOLENCE AMONG EX-MENTAL PATIENTS AS WELL AS EXISTING AFTERCARE SERVICES, AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
+THIS WORKING PARTY IS EXPECTED TO REPORT SHORTLY, HE SAID.
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PARKING MEASURES OUTLINED
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERM MEASURES PROVIDE MORE PARKING FACILITIES FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON ALAN SCOTT SAID TODAY.
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON S.L. CHEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MR SCOTT SAID THE SHORT TERM MEASURES INCLUDE IDENTIFYING AND ALLOCATING MORE SITES FOR OFF-STREET TEMPORARY OPEN AIR LORRY PARKS IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
FOR INSTANCE, HE SAID, 600 MORE SPACES FOR TRAILERS AND CONTAINERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN THE TSUEN WAN/KWAI CHUNG AREA IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS- NEW LORRY PARKS ARE PLANNED ON THE SHAM SHUI PO RECLAMATION, IN HING WA STREET, AT THE TAI HOM FIRE SITE AND KO CHIU ROAD. AND MORE ON-STREET SPACES IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS ARE BEING REDESIGNATED FOR LORRY PARKING ONLY.
FOR THE LONGER TERM, MR SCOTT SAID, DEVELOPERS OF ALL NEW INDUSTRIAL ESTATES ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE PROVISION FOR GOODS VEHICLE PARKING.
PARKING STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ARE UNDER REVIEW (THE REVIEW OF RESIDENTIAL PARKING STANDARDS HAVING BEEN COMPLETED).
PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IS PROVIDED ON THE GROUND FLOORS OF SOME MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS BUT A MULTI-STOREY PARK FOR THE USE OF GOODS VEHICLES ONLY IS COMMERCIALLY NOT VIABLE, HE SAID.
+THE MATTER OF GOODS VEHICLE PARKING IS INCLUDED IN THE BRIEF OF COMPREHENSIVE STUDY INTO THE ECONOMIC AND TRANSPORT ASPECTS OF THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY, TO WHICH I HAVE REFERRED RECENTLY IN THIS COUNCIL, MR SCOTT SAID.