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HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT THE LRT SYSTEM SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO LINK UP WITH THE REST OF THE TERRITORY TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND TO ENHANCE THE REGION'S INVESTMENT POTENTIAL.
+I APPRECIATE THAT BOTH THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCRC) AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (MTRC) HAVE BEEN CARRYING OUT FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS OF THEIR SYSTEMS AND I HOPE THAT PLANS TO SOLVE THE LONG-TERM TRANSPORT PROBLEM OF THE REGION WILL BE READY BEFORE LONG, + HE SAID.
ON THE CO-ORDINATION OF THE OVERALL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TOWN PROJECTS, MR TAI SAID THERE WAS STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
+AT PRESENT, TOWN PLANNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL ZONING AND PLANNING OF THE NEW TOWNS WHILE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLANS IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL FROM THE FINANCE BRANCH.
+ THE TIME LAG BETWEEN THE TWO HAS LED TO THE PHENOMENON WHERE SOME OF THE PROPOSED SPACES FOR COMMUNITY CENTRES IN HOUSING ESTATES HAVE TO REMAIN EMPTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHILE WAITING FOR THE NECESSARY FUNDS,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID PROGRESS ON ALL COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PROJECTS SHOULD KEEP PACE WITH THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS.
MR TA1 ALSO CALLED FOR SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS SUCH AS SHORTAGES OF SCHOOL PLACES AND AN UPSURGE OF PETTY CRIME IN NEW TOWNS.
DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. MR TAI SAID NEW REGULATIONS TO CONTROL DUMPING OF ANIMAL WASTE INTO STREAMS AND WATER COURSES WOULD NOT ONLY JEOPARDISE THE LIVELIHOOD OF A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RURAL AREAS BUT ALSO CAUSE ANOTHER SOCIAL PROBLEM LARGE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED LIVESTOCK FARMERS WHO MIGHT NOT POSSESS THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO CHANGE TRADES.
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+CONSTRUCTION SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING UP LIVESTOCK FARMING ZONES IN PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR BETTER UTILISATION OF WASTE LAND AND TO COPE WITH THE POLLUTION PROBLEM CAUSED BY ANIMAL WASTE.
+ I SUGGEST THAT DUE CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THIS PROPOSAL, + HE SAID.
TURNING TO THE SUBJECT OF DRAFTING LAWS IN CHINESE, MR TAI SAID THE PURPOSE WOULD NOT BE FULFILLED UNLESS SUITABLE LEGAL EXPERTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PRACTISE LAW IN CHINESE.
/HE URGED