WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1989
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TRANSPORT PROPOSALS WILL STIMULATE EXPANSION
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SECOND COMPREHENSIVE
STRATEGY WOULD,
THE PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD IN THE TRANSPORT STUDY AND THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT IF IMPLEMENTED, STIMULATE DOMESTIC EXPANSION ON AN SCALE, THE HON TAI CHIN-WAH SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR TAI WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE GREEN PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY.
UNPRECEDENTED
IN THE DEBATE
AND RE-EXPORT
HE AID THE EFFICIENCY OF HONG KONG'S EXPORT PERFORMANCE OVER THE YEARS HAD NOT GENERALLY BEEN MATCHED BY WHAT BEEN PROVIDED FOR MEETING THE TERRITORY'S TRAFFIC AND SEWERAGE NEEDS.
HAD
THE
WITH THE SPENDING ON INFRASTRUCTURES LAGGING ECONOMI
BEHIND AWTH RATE, THERE WAS A PRESSING CONGESTED HONG KONG AND ITS
NEED TO BRING THE INADEQUATE RURAL COMMUNICATION INTO THE 201 CENTURY.
NETWORK
HONG KONG
UNFAVOURABLE ECONOMY, THE
BY
RECT
:L. PAI
EARLY
"IN VIEW OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT CAUSED TO EVENTS IN CHINA AND TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST ANY REACTIONS THAT COULD AFFECT HONG KONG'S OPEN IMPLEMENTATION
PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE ENCOURAGE AND STIMULATE DOMESTIC GROWTH IN THE 1990'S US WITH AN ECONOMIC BUFFER," HE SAID,
OF OUR
PROJECTS SHOULD THUS PROVIDING
OF THE
LITTLE ATTENTION IN RESIDENTS WHEN
MR TAI ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD PAID THE PAST TO THE OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS.
POPULATION WORK, THUS AND IT ALSO CAUSED
THE RESULT WAS THAT OVER 40 PER CENT OF THE WORKING RESIDING IN NEW TOWNS HAD TO TRAVEL TO THE URBAN AREA FOR CREATING UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP FOR THESE PEOPLE EXCESSIVE CONGESTION ON THE ROADS.
MORE
HE SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT IN THE INCEPTION TOWN PLANS AND IN SUBSEQUENT IMPLEMENTATION THAT THERE SHOULD BE
STAGE OF PREPARING EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT OFFICES SUCH TOWN PLANNI, TRANSPORT BRANCH, TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH.
HE URGED THAT THIS SUGGESTION BE GIVEN IN THE GOVERNMENT'S RURAL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY.
AS
AND
CAREFUL CONSIDERATION
IN NORTHWESTERN NEW COMMITMENT BE
TO FOR PASSENGER AND
TURNING ΤΟ THE TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT TERRITORIES, MR TAI SUGGESTED THAT AN EARLY PROJECTS
ROUTE 5 AND THE RAIL-LINK CONTAINER FREIGHT TRAFFIC,
SUCH AS
MADE
FERRY SERVICES
FURTHER
TO
EXPLORE THE SUPPORT THE
HE ALSO CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO POSSIBILITY OF MAKING BETTER USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
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