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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985
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INCLUDE YAU MA TEI, MONG KOK IN EXPANSION PROGRAMME ****
THE GOVERNMENT WAS TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED TO CONSIDER INCLUDING YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS IN ITS URBAN EXPANSION PROGRAMME.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL POLICY DEBATE, THE HON JACK IE CHAN CHAI-KEUNG SAID HE WELCOMED THE GOVERNMENT'S ON-GOING URBAN EXPANSION PROGRAMME, WHICH INCLUDED A MOST ENCOURAGING RECLAMATION PLAN.
IF IMPLEMENTED, THE PLAN WOULD SECURE HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY EVEN MORE, HE NOTED.
HOWEVER, HE SAID HE WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE RECLAMATION PLAN ONLY COVERED KELLETT BAY ON THE WEST COAST OF THE ISLAND AND HUNG HOM BAY IN KOWLOON.
THE TWO DISTRICTS OF MONG KOK AND YAU MA TEI WHERE NEW LAND SUPPLY WAS GREATLY NEEDED TO SOLVE THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS IN THE VICINITY HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SCHEDULED PLAN, HE SAID.
MR CHAN POINTED OUT IT WAS WELL KNOWN TO ALL CITIZENS IN HONG KONG THAT THE TWO DISTRICTS HAD A DENSE POPULATION, ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT, CONGESTED TRAFFIC AND INADEQUATE PROVISION OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND SITTING-OUT AREAS.
HE SAID HE HOPED THAT GOVERNMENT WOULD, IF FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE, CONSIDER INCLUDING THE TWO DISTRICTS IN THE URBAN EXPANSION PROGRAMME AT AN EARLY STAGE.
MR CHAN SAID HE SUPPORTED GOVERNMENT'S REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME OF OLD DISTRICTS IN THE URBAN AREA, BUT HE CAUTIONED THAT IN CONSIDERING THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, IT SHOULD COVER THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, THE PROPER ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE PARKING SPACES.
PROGRAMMES TO MAKE THE DISTRICTS GREEN SHOULD ALSO BE
INCLUDED.
HE SUGGESTED THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD OFFER REASONABLE COMPENSATION AND SATISFACTORY REHOUSING TO LANDLORDS AND TENANTS AFFECTED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
+IF DISAGREEMENT IN THE OFFER OF COMPENSATION AND REHOUSING SHOULD OCCUR, PARTIES INVOLVED SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO LODGE THE IR REASONABLE APPEALS, HE SAID.
/HE SAID