WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1990
$4M DONATION FOR FUNDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
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A DONATION OF $4 MILLION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOR FUNDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMMES, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, THE HON CLIVE OXLEY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PETER WONG, MR OXLEY SAID THE SUM WOULD BE ALLOCATED FOR THE NEWLY FORMED ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE TO FUND ACTIVITIES ORGANISED WITH VOLUNTARY GROUPS.
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IN THE LONGER TERM, WE ARE CONSIDERING HOW SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION'S OBJECTIVES IN THIS FIELD CAN BE FURTHER FUNDED, MR OXLEY SAID.
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ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS WAS TO SUBVENT
SUCH ACTIVITIES, HE
ADDED.
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REVIEW OF NT TAXI OPERATION
THE ADMINISTRATION WILL CONDUCT A REVIEW TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING NEW TERRITORIES TAXI
TO OPERATION
INCLUDE ROUTE 5, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG, MR LEUNG
ESTABLISHED SAID THE REVIEW WAS IN LINE WITH
PRACTICE OF EXAMINING TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND TRANSPORT NEEDS ARISING FROM THE OPENING FACILITIES.
OF NEW
CONDITIONS
IN
"THE REVIEW WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE TRAFFIC SHING MUN TUNNELS AND THE ADJACENT ROAD NETWORKS IN SHA TIN AND TSUEN
AREAS LINK FROM
OUTSIDE WAN, THE DEMAND FOR NT TAXIS TO USE SUCH A
THE ROLE OF THE TWO NEW TOWNS, AND GENERAL POLICY CONSIDERATIONS ON NT TAXIS, HE SAID.
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MR LEUNG ADDED THAT THE REVIEW WAS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT TWO MONTHS' TIME.
FINISHED IN
TUNNELS
AT PRESENT, MR LEUNG SAID, ROUTE 5 INCLUDING SHING MUN WAS OUTSIDE THE PERMITTED AREAS FOR THE OPERATION OF NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS AS DEFINED BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS.
"ROUTE 5 PROVIDES A DIRECT ACCESS BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN NEW TOWNS WHICH ARE ALREADY SERVED BY URBAN TAXIS.
"NT TAXIS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE TWO NEW TOWNS EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN LOCATIONS WHERE INTERCHANGE WITH OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES IS PERMITTED, HE ADDED.
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