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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1988
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IMPORTANT IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT: SIR DAVID
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (TUESDAY) STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ΤΟ DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT OF RURAL AREAS.
ADDRESSING THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE 27TH TERM OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, SIR DAVID SAID THAT ALTHOUGH MOST DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAD TAKEN PLACE IN THE NEW TOWNS, THE GOVERNMENT WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE RURAL AREAS.
LOCAL PUBLIC
"THE URBAN FRINGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME AND THE WORKS PROGRAMME HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT ABOUT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF SOME OF THESE AREAS.
"BUT WE ARE NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS RATHER FRAGMENTED
IS THE BEST WAY OF TACKLING THE PROBLEM.
APPROACH
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"INEVITABLY IT IS PIECEMEAL. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH IS
NEEDED," HE SAID.
SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOW DRAWING UP A RURAL PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY ΤΟ PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE RURAL AREAS.
RECOGNISING THE IMPORTANT
ROLE OF THE KUK IN PROVIDING A BRIDGE BETWEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE RURAL POPULATION, THE GOVERNOR SAID THE EXPERIENCE AND ADVICE OF KUK MEMBERS WOULD BE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE DURING THE EXERCISE.
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"AS A FIRST STEP
AND то ENSURE THAT LOCAL WISHES AND PREFERENCES ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FROM THE START
THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE KUK HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS OF THE STEERING GROUP OF THE URBAN FRINGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME,' HE SAID.
"ONCE A FIRST DRAFT HAS BEEN DRAWN UP, THE KUK'S ADVICE WILL ALSO BE SOUGHT ON THE RURAL PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY ITSELF.
"THIS APPROACH SHOWS HOW
MUCH IMPORTANCE THE GOVERNMENT ATTACHES TO CONSULTING THE KUK ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE RURAL POPULATION."
SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO USE WELL ESTABLISHED CHANNELS FOR REGULAR DISCUSSIONS ON OTHER MATTERS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO THE
KUK, SUCH AS LAND POLICY, SMALL HOUSE POLICY AND LAND RESUMPTION.
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