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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1988
HE SAID THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS WOULD BE PUBLISHING A STATEMENT OF THE AIMS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF THE METROPLAN AND WOULD SEEK PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT, ADDING THAT AT EACH STAGE AND IN EACH DISTRICT AFFECTED, PUBLIC COMMENT WOULD BE SOUGHT.
"NO PLANNING IS EVER PERFECT NOR IS IT EVER COMPLETE, AND EVEN AFTER A MAJOR EXERCISE OF THIS KIND, IT WOULD BE WRONG то IMAGINE THAT WE WILL HAVE A PERFECT BLUEPRINT WHICH CANNOT BE CHANGED.
"BUT WE WILL HAVE A BASIC PLAN ON WHICH ΤΟ STRUCTURE THE REDEVELOPMENT AND NEW INVESTMENT WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S METROPOLITAN AREAS WILL REMAIN IN THE FOREFRONT OF MODERN CITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY," SIR DAVID SAID.
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE INTERESTING AND USEFUL : CS
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DESCRIBED
THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WAS "INTERESTING AND USEFUL" BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD.
AS
LEUNG
KUK
THE
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER ADDRESSING THE PO LUNCHEON TODAY (THURSDAY), SIR DAVID SAID THE DEBATE DEMONSTRATED INTEREST THAT PARLIAMENT TAKES IN HONG KONG AFFAIRS.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY NOTED THAT MANY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
TERRITORY, BEEN COMING TO HONG KONG AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
ON THE DEBATE INDICATED A VERY REAL UNDERSTANDING MEMBERS HAVE PROBLEMS OF HONG KONG.
HAVE
THE
MANY
BE TAKEN HE SAID THAT
ASKED WHETHER THE DECISIONS IN THE WHITE PAPER COULD AS PROMISES OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE HONG KONG PEOPLE, WHITE PAPERS SET OUT FIRM POLICIES.
PUBLISHED, IT WILL OUTLINE OUR REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
IN
"WHEN THE WHITE PAPER IS POLICIES FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG".
EMPHASISED
THAT
NEGATED BY
REPLYING то ANOTHER QUESTION, SIR DAVID NOTHING THAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE 1984 WHITE PAPER HAD BEEN THE 1987 REVIEW.
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PROMISES WHICH WE MADE IN THAT WHITE PAPER HAD THE 1987 REVIEW," HE ADDED.
BEEN KEPT IN
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