SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1990
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VITAL FOUNDATIONS LAID IN 1990
THE FOLLOWING IS A YEAR-END WORKS, MR KENNETH KWOK:
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY FOR
FOR
THE YEAR 1990 HAS SEEN THE LAYING OF THE VITAL FOUNDATIONS
NEEDS ΤΟ ENSURE ITS PROSPERITY THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH HONG KONG
HEAVILY IN INTO THE NEXT CENTURY, THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO INVEST
FOR THE WORKS TO CAPITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE TERRITORY'S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
THE GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE WORKS BRANCH PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ACHIEVING THIS.
IN PARTICULAR
FOR 1990-91, THE TOTAL ESTIMATED PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON WORKS (EXCLUDING PURCHASES, LAND ACQUISITION AND SUBVENTION) IS $13.1 BILLION. THE LEVEL OF EXPENDITURE EXCEEDS THAT OF YEAR BY 15.6 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS.
CAPITAL ABOUT
THE PREVIOUS
FOR 1990-91 19 OVER 53 PER CENT OF THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS WITH A FOR HIGHWAYS, CIVIL ENGINEERING FURTHER 35 PER CENT FOR BUILDING WORKS.
THE TOTAL VALUE OF WORKS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS OR COMMENCE, WITHIN 1990-91 IS ABOUT $83 BILLION.
MAJOR
CIVIL
ENGINEERING
APPROVED TO
PROJECTS
INCLUDE UNDERWAY
LAND WORKS, LANDSLIP DEVELOPMENT AND RECLAMATION IN THE URBAN AREAS, PORT
KAI TAK AIRPORT,
AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES, UPGRADING OF
LANDFILLS AND
MANAGEMENT
A
SUBSTANTIAL
FOR DISPOSAL FACILITIES
SANITARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS).
PROGRAMMES,
THE
GOVERNMENT
WILL BUILDING AS REGARDS PUBLIC
OVERSBE THE SPEND ABOUT $4 BILLION IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR AND
BUILDINGS OWNED BY SUBVENTED SPENDING OF A FURTHER $2.2 BILLION ON ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS COMPARES TO AN AVERAGE OF $3 BILLION
$4.7 BILLION PREVIOUS TWO YEARS AND AN ESTIMATED OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS BASED ON 1990 PRICES.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE COMMITMENT TO AN ONGOING IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHOLESALE MARKETS.
PER YEAR OVER THE PER YEAR AVERAGE
BUILDING PROGRAMME
UNDER PHASES) CONSTRUCTION OF MARKET, CURRENTLY AT THE IN WITH
KOWLOON THE WBST
TWO (IN MARKET KENNEDY TOWN WHOLESALE THE CONSTRUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO COST $539 MILLION WHILE THE $1.2 BILLION CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE
то TIE DESIGN RECLAMATION.
STAGE,
IS SCHEDULED
PROGRAMME OF WORKS TO THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO A UPGRADE THE SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE TERRITORY.
/MAJOR WORKS