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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1986
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DAYA BAY FEASIBILITY STUDY BEING MADE AVAILABLE
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) HE REGARDED IT AS IMPORTANT THAT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY DEALING WITH SITE SELECTION, EQUIPMENT STUDY AND SYSTEM DESIGN OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WELL BEFORE THE PROJECTED OVERSEAS FACT-FINDING MISSIONS.
MR JACOBS SAID HE HAD APPROACHED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY BE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
+I AM PLEASED TO INFORM MEMBERS THIS AFTERNOON THAT HAVE NOW HEARD FROM LORD KADOORIE, THE CHAIRMAN OF CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, THAT VICE-MINISTER ZHOU PING OF THE MINISTRY OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HAS AGREED WITH THE PROPOSAL, HE SAID.
MR JACOBS SAID THIS AGREEMENT WAS SUBJECT TO DISCUSSIONS AS TO THE EXACT MECHANICS OF DISTRIBUTION TAKING PLACE BETWEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY.
+ I HOPE TO SEE THE ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,+ HE ADDED.
COMPUTERISED LAND RECORDS SYSTEM WELCOMED
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GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO COMPUTERISE THE STORAGE OF LAND REGISTRATION RECORDS WAS WELCOMED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE HON HO SAI-CHU WHO URGED THAT IT BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SPEAKING DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE LAND REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR HO SAID THERE WAS AN URGENT NEED TO INTRODUCE A MORE EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE SYSTEM OF LAND REGISTRATION TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING VOLUME OF DATA STORED AT THE LAND OFFICE WHICH WAS IN LINE WITH THE RECOVERY IN THE PROPERTY MARKET.
HE SAID HE WAS DELIGHTED TO KNOW THAT THE PLANNED COMPUTERISED LAND RECORDS SYSTEM WOULD SIMPLIFY SEARCH PROCEDURES AND REDUCE THE TIME REQUIRED FOR MAKING A LAND SEARCH, THEREBY OFFERING BETTER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.
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