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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
"COPIES OF A REVELANT BACKGROUND PAPER AND INVITATION WELFARE DISTRICT OFFICES AND ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL SOCIAL OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION,
H
LEAFLETS DISTRICT
HE SAID.
INSTITUTIONS, CONCERNED GROUPS.
INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS AND 80
BODIES, ACADEMIC BOARDS AS WELL AS TRADE AND ALSO INVITED TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.
DISTRICT ON ARE
UNIT. HEADED A SPECIAL DUTIES
BY A PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WORK OFFICER, HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS TO SERVICE A WORKING PARTY THAT IS TO BE FORMED.
1989-90 SESSION OF THE TIME то TAKE WELFARE POLICIES THE COMMUNITY
IN HIS ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT IT WAS NOW STOCK OF THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND SERVICES TO MEET THE SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE 1979 WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE.
NEEDS AND
EXPECTATIONS
OF
HAS
TO
AND WELFARE IN THIS CONNECTION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH
TO CHAIR A WORKING ASKED THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE
PARTY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAUNCH A REVIEW OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES
CONTINUE TO SUBVENTED SECTOR TO MAKE SURE THE POLICIES AND STANDARDS MEET THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.
PRIVATE DEVELOPERS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN ROCK CAVERN PROJECTS
IN
TAKE PART THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENCOURAGE PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO THE ROCK CAVERN PROJECTS WHICH ARK OF
BENEFIT. PUBLIC SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS. MR GRAHAM BARNES, TODAY (FRIDAY).
TE
SAID
IN HIS ADDRESS TO A SEMINAR ON ROCK CAVERNS QIYGANISED BY THE
MR BARNES INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY.
SAID THE PROJECTS COULD ALSO BE LOOKED UPON AS A NEW SOLUTION TO OUR OLDEST AND MOST FAMILIAR PROBLEM, THE LAND SHORTAGE IN METROPOLITAN HONG KONG.
AROUND "WE CAN ALL SEE THAT MUCH OF THE AREA
THE HARBOUR IS HEAVILY CONGESTED. DISTRICTS WITH EXCESSIVE BUILDING DILAPIDATED LIVING CONDITIONS AND
OF ESSENTIAL AMENITIES ARE
COMMONPLACE," HE SAID.
DENSITY.
LACK
"MANY INDUSTRIAL AREAS ARE HIGHLY CONGESTED AND SOME CREATE TS UNPLEASANT NUISANCES FOR RESIDENTS OF NEARBY AREAS. THE ROOT CAUSE A SHORTAGE OF LAND.
MADE "TRADITIONALLY IN HONG KONG WE HAVE ALWAYS
UP FOR LAND PARTS SHORTAGE BY BUILDING HIGHER AND RECLAIMING FROM THE SEA. BUT IN OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA WE CANNOT BUILD HIGHER AND WE CANNOT RECLAIM.
/"THE FINAL
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