WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990
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REPROVISIONING OF YAU MA TEI FRUIT MARKET INTENDED
THE
GOVERNMENT'S
INTENTION, IN THE
LONG TERM,
IS TO
REPROVISION THE YAU MA
TEI FRUIT MARKET ON THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, ALONG WITH OTHER WHOLESALE MARKETS NOW TEMPORARILY LOCATED AT CHEUNG SHA WAN, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR RAFAEL HUI, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON KINGSLEY SIT, MR HUI SAID THE NEW PERMANENT SITE FOR THE MARKET WAS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN 1993 AND SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF 1996.
'IN THE MEANTIME, THE DISTRICT OFFICE OF YAU TSIM IS CO-ORDINATING EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE CAUSED BY THE EXISTING FACILITY.
"I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT REFUSE IS COLLECTED FOUR TIMES DAILY AND THAT, TWICE A MONTH, A MAJOR CLEAN-UP EXERCISE IS CONDUCTED BY STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.
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HE ADDED THAT REGULAR ENFORCEMENT EXERCISES WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE POLICE IN ORDER TO DETER ILLEGAL PARKING AND COMPLAINTS
OF: NOISE AND OTHER NUISANCE WERE FOLLOWED UP BY THE POLICE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.
THE YAU MA TEI FRUIT MARKET IS A PRIVATELY OPERATED WHOLESALE MARKET WHICH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 60 YEARS. AT PRESENT, SOME 250 FRUIT TRADERS ARE OPERATING AT THAT MARKET.
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DRAFTING OF COMPOSITE LAND SURVEY BILL IN PROGRESS
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THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, THE HON CLIVE OXLEY, SAID A COMPOSITE LAND SURVEY BILL, WHICH SEEKS TO STREAMLINE THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF LAND SURVEYING WORK AND BOUNDARIES RECORDS, WOULD BE READY FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION.
THE
JUNE
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR OXLEY NOTED THAT SINCE 1987, THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN RE-EXAMINING THE PROPOSALS FOR A LAND SURVEY BILL AND A SEPARATE BOUNDARY RECTIFICATION BILL.
"WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A SINGLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION INCORPORATING THE OBJECTIVES OF
THE TWO PROPOSED BILLS WOULD ENSURE FIRSTLY, THAT ALL LAND SURVEYING WORK IS CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO PRESCRIBED STANDARDS AND SECONDLY, THAT DEFECTIVE PLANS COULD BE RECTIFIED SO THAT RELIABLE RECORDS OF LAND BOUNDARIES BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC," HE SAID.
COULD
/MR OXLEY