لیا
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1992
OF
HE
MORE SOPHISTICATED ONES WERE THE SALE OF GOODS AND CONTROL EXEMPTION CLAUSES WHICH AIMED TO AID THE INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER WHERE DID NOT ENJOY AN EQUAL BARGAINING POSITION AS THE SUPPLIER OF GOODS OR SERVICES.
"IN FUTURE,
EVENTUALLY,
ENSURE SAFETY GENERAL
WE SHALL ALSO HAVE LEGISLATION TO
PRODUCTS AND, CHILDREN STANDARDS FOR TOYS, CONSUMER GOODS," MR CHAU SAID.
HE SAID OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT, THE CONSUMER COUNCIL
| CHAMPION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS.
"IT
IS OPERATIONALLY GOVERNMENT," HE SAID.
HE
WAS THE
AUTONOMOUS
BUT IS FUNDED
BY THE
THE
GATHERING
THE PROBABLY MIGHT HAVE
SAID THE COUNCIL MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTION IN
AND CONSUMER EDUCATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, ENCOURAGEMENT OF GOOD COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, ALTHOUGH IT WAS THEIR WORK ON PRODUCT TESTING AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY THAT ATTRACTED GREATER PUBLIC ATTENTION.
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TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS FORGING AHEAD
* * * * *
THERE WILL BE MORE SPENDING ON TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE,
UPGRADING OF PUBLIC
FURTHER EXPANSION AND
BETTER MANAGEMENT OF ROAD USE IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR.
SERVICES
AND
TRANSPORT
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THIS WAS STATED BY THE
DRAFT LEUNG, TODAY (THURSDAY) IN HIS PRESENTATION OF THE
то 1992/93 ESTIMATES IN TRANSPORT PROGRAMME AREAS COMMITTEE.
MR
FOR
MICHAEL EXPENDITURE THE FINANCE
$4.26 BILLION WILL
BE
ABOUT "IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR,
EXISTING SPENT ON NEW ROADS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO AN INCREASE OF 65 PER CENT OVER EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR, " HE SAID.
REPRESENTING ROADS,
CURRENT INANCIAL
TO
THE AND THE
OF THIS SUM, $2.29 BILLION WILL BE SPENT ON TRANSPORT LINKS
EXPRESSWAY, LANTAU THE NEW AIRPORT WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE NORTH LANTAU FIXED CROSSING, ROUTE 3 FROM TSING YI TO WEST KOWLOON WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY.
UNDER THE HIGHWAYS $1.5 BILLION WILL BE SPENT ON OTHER ROADS
SECOND AP PROGRAMME SUCH AS BELCHER BAY LINK IN KENNEDY TOWN AND THE
$474 MILLION ON LEI CHAU BRIDGE, AND
ROADS UNDER THE NEW TOWNS WEST ACCESS ROAD AND PROGRAMME WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE TIN SHUI WAI WIDENING OF A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
EXPENDITURE
OF
IN
THE CURRENT
ON THE RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION
INCREASE FROM $100 MILLION WILL FINANCIAL YEAR TO $230 MILLION IN 1992/93.
EXISTING ROAD
/IN ADDITION