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MONDAY, MAY 30, 1988
OF
AS THERE WAS A PRESSING NEED TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY
RURAL NEW TERRITORIES MR WATERS LIFE IN THE
ANTICIPATED FURTHER INCREASES IN FUNDS AND STAFF RESOURCES FOR THE LPW SCHEME IN FUTURE.
IN POPULATION IN
SURROUNDING
HE POINTED OUT THAT WITH THE RAPID INCREASE THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND CONSEQUENT URBANISATION IN AREAS THE NEW TOWNS, THE CNTA HAD ALSO IDENTIFIED A NEED TO RATIONALISE EXTEND EXISTING PROGRAMMES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING STANDARDS SUCH AREAS.
AND IN
TO HELP
ACHIEVE THIS
OBJECTIVE,
DEPARTMENT HAD INTRODUCED THE URBAN FRINGE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, HE SAID.
WHILE
THE
TERRITORY
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENT (UFI) SCHEME
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WAS THE
VOTE
CARRYING
OUT
CONTROLLING DEPARTMENT, THE CNTA ACTED AS AN AGENCY FOR SOME OF THE WORKS FOR THE UFI PROJECTS.
FOR 1987-88, THE CNTA MAINLY HELPED OUT IN PROJECTS IN SHA AND NORTH DISTRICT AND THE DEPARTMENT WAS EXPECTED TO BE CALLED TO MORE IN THE FUTURE.
TIN
DO
OTHER SCHEMES
APART FROM THE LPW AND UFI PROJECTS, THERE WERE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF RESIDENTS IN THE RURAL AREAS, SUCH ON-GOING PROGRAMMES TO EXTEND MAINS WATER SUPPLY AND TO PROVIDE STREET LIGHTING IN VILLAGES.
AS
TO REMOTE VILLAGES
WERE NOT DESIGNED MR WATERS STRESSED THAT ALL THESE MEASURES
BUT TO PROVIDE BASIC FACILITIES TO CHANGE THE FACE OF RURAL AREAS, FOR VILLAGERS.
A
"ALTHOUGH A GOOD DEAL WAS BEING DONE IN RURAL AREAS, NEED TO DO MUCH MORE
IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT THERE, HE SAID.
TO
QUALITY
THERE WAS OF LIFK
AND
NOTING
ON THE SPENT
AT THE SAME
THAT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAD BEEN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOWNS, MR WATERS SAID THE GOVERNMENT TIME WOULD NOT OVERLOOK THE NEEDS OF THE RURAL NEW TERRITORIES.
IN
THE (RPIS)
TOWNS,"
AND HR
THE BY
SECRETARY FOR "AS STATED
LANDS AND WORKS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, A RURAL PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY IS BEING DRAWM UP TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PLANNING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RURAL NEW TERRITORIES OUTSIDE THE NEW
SAID.
THE WORK