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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1990
DECISION SOON ON RELOCATION OF OIL DEPOT AT NGA YING CHAU
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A FIRM DECISION ON THE RELOCATION OF THE OIL
DEPOT OF CHINA BE MADE EARLY NEXT RESOURCES COMPANY (CRC) AT NGA YING CHAU COULD
AND LANDS, THE YEAR, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT HON CLIVE OXLEY, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON RONALD CHOW,
ON MR OXLEY SAID DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMPANY
RELOCATION WERE SUSPENDED DUE TO THE
VARIOUS FACTORS INCLUDING
PROPOSED UNCERTAINTIES OVER THE AVAILABILITY OF THE
RELOCATION SITE STUDIES AND OF AS A RESULT OF PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THE PLANNING FOR THE ROUTE 3 CONNECTION.
"THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RELOCATION SITE HAS STILL NOT BEEN CONCLUSIVELY RESOLVED PENDING COMPLETION OF THE CONTAINER TERMINAL STUDY, MR OXLEY SAID.
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AND "HOWEVER, THE INDICATIONS ARE PROMISING CAN POSSIBLY BE MADE EARLY NEXT YEAR.
A FIRM DECISION
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AS A MR OXLEY POINTED OUT THAT THE OIL DEPOT WAS NOT REGARDED
STORE OR HANDLE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INSTALLATION SINCE IT DID NOT LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.
STUDY,
THE
CONSULTANT DEPOT SINCE
ASSESSMENT "IN THE 1989 TSING YI RISK NEVERTHELESS RECOMMENDED THE EVENTUAL REMOVAL OF THE OIL IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH NEARBY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT," HE SAID.
DEPOT IS ARE INSUFFICIENT
"HOWEVER, SINCE THE DESIRABILITY OF REMOVING THE OIL
THERE GROUNDS, BASED ON PLANNING, AND NOT ON RISK GROUNDS FOR GOVERNMENT TO FORCE CRC TO RELOCATE.'
THE DEPOT
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WAS
SITE AT NGA
CHAU YING PLAN FROM "INDUSTRIAL"
MR OXLEY ADDED THAT REZONED IN THE DRAFT TSING YI OUTLINE ZONING TO "COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA",
HE BELIEVED THIS SHOULD PROVIDE AN ENHANCED INCENTIVE TO RELOCATE ITS DEPOT AND REDEVELOP THE SITE.
FOR CRC
WAYS TO HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS, AND REDUCE FAMILY TRAGEDIES
CONCERNED,
REDUCE
EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS BY THE INDIVIDUALS
A CARING AND BY
COMMUNITY, COUPLED WITH TIMELY INTERVENTION BY
HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS, CAN FAMILY TRAGEDIES.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON IAN THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON ROSANNA TAM.
STRACHAN,
SAID WRITTEN REPLY
/HOWEVER, MR