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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1992
THE TAX ASSESSED TO THIS SECTOR FOR THE PAST
THREE YEARS WAS
AS FOLLOWS:
YEAR ENDED:
31.3.89
TAX ASSESSED: ($MILLION)
3,800
31.3.91
5,557
"THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT KEEP STATISTICS SHOWING THE AMOUNT TAX OWED BY INDIVIDUAL TRADES OR BUSINESSES," HE SAID.
31.3.90
4,760
OF
MORE INFORMATION NEEDED ON SKY RAIL PROPOSAL
INFORMED THE
MICHAEL THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR
LEUNG,
COUNCIL TODAY LEGISLATIVE
(WEDNESDAY) THAT FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE KOWLOON SKYRAIL COMPANY, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE FROM HUNGHOM BAY TO CONCEPT OF BUILDING A 4.7 KM LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM TSIM SHA TSUI SHOULD BE SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE.
WITH THE ON
BUT MR LEUNG SAID FURTHER DISCUSSIONS SHOULD BE HELD COMPANY TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, PARTICULARLY ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY.
THE COMPANY HAD HE SAID INFORMATION BUT MORE WAS NEEDED.
SINCE PROVIDED SOME
OF
THIS
THE OPERATE
"ONCE ALL THE RELEVANT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND EVALUATED, A
WILL DECISION
BE TAKEN ON
OR WHETHER
NOT ADMINISTRATION SHOULD NEGOTIATE WITH THE COMPANY TO BUILD AND THE SYSTEM," MR LEUNG SAID.
MR
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MAN SAI-CHEONG,
WOULD ALSO LEUNG SAID IN EVALUATING THE PROPOSAL, THE ADMINISTRATION
A REAL TRANSPORT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHETHER THE SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE
THE BENEFIT
INTO AND COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY
GENERAL
PLANNING FOR THE KOWLOON PENINSULA.
INTEGRATED
WHETHER THE SYSTEM WOULD VIABLE TO BE
OTHER MAIN CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDED MEET APPROPRIATE SAFETY AND OPERATING STANDARDS AND BE BUILT AND OPERATED ON A SELF-FINANCING BASIS WITHOUT ANY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY.
RAIL'
SHOWING THAT
MR LEUNG ADDED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE
WOULD SYSTEM
NOT BE AUTHORISED WITHOUT, REQUIREMENTS, THE PRODUCTION OF A FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
IT WOULD SATISFY THE
'SKY
AMONG
OTHER IMPACT
GOVERNMENT'S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS.
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