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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1986
HE ALSO WELCOMED GOVERNMENT'S OVERALL HOUSING MIX STUDY, ESPECIALLY THE CONSIDERATION OF HOW PRIVATE SECTOR OUTPUT COULD BE ENCOURAGED, AND HOW PUBLIC RESOURCES COULD BEST BE USED TO COMPLEMENT THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO MEET THE OVERALL DEMAND FOR HOUSING.
MR CHENG SAID HE BELIEVED THESE TWO ASPIRATIONS MIGHT BEST BE ACHIEVED BY ELIMINATING ANYTHING WHICH TENDED TO CREATE A SITUATION OF COMPETITION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
MR CHENG SAID THAT CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN NOT TO RULE OUT THE INCENTIVE FOR INVESTMENT IN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT,
+RATHER THAN CREATING A COMPETITIVE SITUATION, WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE PRIVATE INVESTMENT AS A MEANS OF ALLEVIATING THE GOVERNMENT'S BURDEN IN MEETING THE ENORMOUS NEED FOR HOUSING,+ HE SAID.
MR CHENG THEN TURNED TO THE PROBLEM OF PARKING PROVISION FOR CONTAINER TRACTORS AT THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL.
REFERRING TO A REPRESENTATION HE RECEIVED RECENTLY, HE SAID DELAYS IN DELIVERIES AND COLLECTION OF CONTAINERS WERE CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT THE BEST SOLUTION WOULD BE TO ALLOCATE LAND NEAR TO THE TERMINAL AND TO BUILD MULTI-STOREY PARKING FACILITIES FOR THESE VEHICLES.
+A LARGE PROPORTION OF OUR ECONOMY IS DEPENDENT ON THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE TERMINAL AND IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT WE SHOULD ALLOW TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND THE LACK OF PARKING FACILITIES TO CAUSE ANY DISRUPTION, HE SAID.
SCOPE FOR AN ENERGY COUNCIL
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THE GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN MONITORING THE ENERGY UTILISATION STRUCTURE OF HONG KONG TO FOSTER A STABLE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, THE HON RICHARD LAI SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING DURING THE SECOND DAY OF THE POLICY DEBATE, MR LAI SAID HE BELIEVED A SOUND ENERGY POLICY COULD ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S ECONOMY WOULD NOT BE STIFLED BY UNCERTAINTIES IN ENERGY COSTS AND SUPPLIES.
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