THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1985
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+THIS HAS RESULTED IN MUCH SHORTER JOURNEY TIMES, AN IMPROVED LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND SAFER CONDITIONS FOR BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS.
+THESE BENEFITS WILL NOW BE EXTENDED TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SAI WAN HO AND SHAU KEI WAN.+
DR NIP SAID THE SECOND SECTION, COSTING $450 MILLION, HAD TAKEN THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE. HE DESCRIBED IT AS A DUAL THREE-LANE HIGHWAY WITH CONNECTIONS TO THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROAD NETWORKS OF KORNHILL, SAI WAN HO AND SHAU KE'I WAN.
POINTING OUT THE ADDED BENEFITS FROM THE ROAD'S CONSTRUCTION, DR NIP SAID RECLAMATION FOR THE PROJECT HAD MADE AVAILABLE LARGE AREAS OF LAND FOR OPEN SPACE USE. OVER 20 000 SQUARE METRES OF LANDSCAPING WORK WAS BEING PROVIDED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
BASIC LAW DISCUSSION A MATTER FOR LEGCO MEMBERS ****
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT IF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WISHED TO DISCUSS THE BASIC LAW, HE WAS SURE THEY WOULD DO SO.
HE WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE SECOND SECTION OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON.
ASKED ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEWPOINT ON THE LEGITIMACY OF LEGCO MEMBERS DISCUSSING THE BASIC LAW IN OPEN MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL, HE SAID: +AS I SAID, I THINK, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC HAVE SAID THAT THEY WILL CONSULT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW, AND THEY ARE FORMING A CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE IN HONG KONG FOR THAT PURPOSE.
+I IMAGINE THAT THE INPUT INTO THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL COME FROM A GREAT MANY SOURCES, AND IF THE MEMBERS OF LEGCO WISH TO DISCUSS THE BASIC LAW, I AM SURE THEY WILL DO SO.+
ASKED IF HE WOULD EXPECT LEGCO MEMBERS TO DISCUSS THE BASIC LAW IN OPEN MEETINGS OF LEGCO, SIR DAVID SAID HE COULD NOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION BUT WOULD NOT EXPECT IT.
ASKED ABOUT HIS VIEW ON MISS LYDIA DUNN'S STATEMENT THAT LEGCO SHOULD DISCUSS THE BASIC LAW, HE REPLIED: +I DIDN'T HEAR HER MAKE THAT STATEMENT BUT I AM SURE IF MISS DUNN MAKES IT, IT IS A VERY SERIOUS STATEMENT.+
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON THE SECOND CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO AWARD OF A CONTRACT YET.
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ONLY ANNOUNCED THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT IN PRINCIPLE, AND THAT EVALUATION OF VARIOUS TENDERS WAS STILL GOING ON.
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