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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1986
+BY THE YEAR 2000, SOME THREE MILLION PEOPLE: NEARLY A HALF OF OUR POPULATION, WILL BE LIVING IN NEW TOWNS CREATED TO PROVIDE A FULL BASIS FOR A HEALTHY AND FULFILLING LIFE.
+BY THE YEAR 2000, THE HOUSING PROGRAMME WILL HAVE MET THE ENORMOUS DEMAND FOR NEW FLATS FOR THE POPULATION. BY THEN, THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON PROVIDING FLATS FOR SALES RATHER THAN FOR LOW RENT,+ HE SAID.
ON THE PLANNING SIDE, MR SCOTT SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD UNDERTAKEN LARGE AND DETAILED STUDIES INTO FUTURE LAND REQUIREMENTS, TO MEET THE COMPETING DEMANDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
+WE SHALL SEE FURTHER MAJOR RECLAMATIONS OF LAND FROM THE SEA FURTHER EXPANSION OF OUR PORT FACILITIES, OF THE TRANSPORT NETWORK, AND OF AMENITIES IN THE DENSELY POPULATED OLDER URBAN AREAS.+
IN THE YEAR 2000, HE SAID, HONG KONG WOULD BE SERVED BY A TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, WHICH WOULD BE SECOND TO NONE, AND HONG KONG PEOPLE WOULD NE BETTER HOUSED AND HAVE BETTER EDUCATION AND MEDICAL AND WELFARE SERVICES THAN EVER BEFORE.
+BUT MOST IMPORTANT THE FUNDAMENTAL QUALITIES OF LIFE WILL REMAIN, IN PARTICULAR HONG KONG PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE FREEDOMS AND THE WAY OF LIFE TO WHICH THEY HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED - FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, FREEDOM TO TRAVEL, FREEDOM TO PURSUE WHATEVER CAREER OR BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THEIR DESIRES AND ABILITIES MAY LEAD THEM TO,+ HE SAID.
MR SCOTT SAID HE BELIEVED THAT IN THE YEAR 2000, HONG KONG WOULD BE VERY MUCH WHAT IT IS TODAY: A DYNAMIC SOCIETY, BUILT ON THE STRONG FOUNDATIONS OF A STABLE GOVERNMENT AND A PROSPEROUS ECONOMY, A MAGNET FOR AMBITIOUS AND TALENTED PEOPLE BOTH WITHIN HONG KONG AND FROM MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD.
+I PREDICT THAT IN THE YEAR 2000, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL BE TAKING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY, COMFORTABLY IN THEIR STRIDE,+ HE SAID.
APPROVAL SOUGHT FOR NT HOUSING ESTATE LOAN
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY)
TO APPROVE A NEW ALLOCATION OF $110.5 MILLION FROM THE DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND AS LOAN TO THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING (RPH) ESTATE AT SHA TAU KOK IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
OVER HALF OF THE SHA TAU KOK TOWN'S 5 500 POPULATION LIVE IN TWO SQUATTER AREAS AT YIM LIU HA AND TSOI YUEN KOK.
THE GOVERNMENT