FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1986
UNDER THE REVIEW THE PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT VARIOUS FACTORS INCLUDING AN INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY'S LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, ITS COMPETITIVENESS IN RESPECT OF INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS, AND ITS TRADE PRACTICES.
THE REVIEW HAS BEEN UNDER WAY SINCE FEBRUARY 1985 WITH SUBMISSIONS BEING MADE BY ALL THE INTERESTED PARTIES INCLUDING HỒNG KÔNG.
IN 1985 U.S. IMPORTS OF GSP ITEMS FROM HONG KONG AMOUNTED TO U.S.$3 726 MILLION, OF WHICH U.S.$1 208 MILLION WAS GRANTED DUTY FREE TREATMENT.
TSUEN WAN DIVIDED INTO TWO ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS
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TSUEN WAN WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ITS POPULATION OF MORE THAN 673 000 PEOPLE.
A CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID UNTIL NOW THE DISTRICT HAD BEEN SERVED BY TWO DISTRICT BOARDS UNDER A SINGLE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM.
WHEN THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD CAME INTO BEING IN APRIL 1985, THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO MAINTAIN A SINGLE ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT SO AS TO ENSURE BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OVERALL AND TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE NEW BOARD TO GAIN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS BOTH THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD HAVE DEVELOPED THEIR OWN IDENTITIES, AND THERE IS NO LONGER ANY NEED TO MAINTAIN A SINGLE ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT, HE SAID.
+THE TWO DISTRICTS, WHICH CAN STAND ON THEIR OWN GEOGRAPHICALLY, HAVE FAIRLY LARGE POPULATIONS WITH TSUEN WAN HAVING MORE THAN 233 000 PEOPLE AND KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI NEARLY 440 000 RESIDENTS.+
+WITH THE SPLITTING OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF TSUEN WAN THERE WILL BE A BETTER AND MORE BALANCED PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SHARE THESE SPORTS, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES.+
+ THE SPLIT WILL HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT ON OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AS MOST OF THESE SERVICES ARE ALREADY PROVIDED ON A 'TWO DISTRICT BASIS, WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS.+
/FROM MONDAY,