WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1992
"THE GREATEST SCOPE FOR MISUNDERSTANDING AND CONTROVERSY APPEARS TO LIE WITH DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WHICH MAINLY AFFECT AREAS ADJACENT TO A COUNTRY PARK, BUT WHICH MAY OFFER BENEFITS TO THE PUBLIC AS COUNTRY PARK USERS, SUCH AS IMPROVED ACCESS OR ADDITIONAL FACILITIES, IN EXCHANGE FOR THE INCLUSION OF LIMITED AREAS OF COUNTRY PARK LAND WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT SCHEME.'
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MR EASON POINTED OUT THAT THE QUESTION OF THE COMPATIBILITY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WITH COUNTRY PARK WOULD ALWAYS BE FULLY CONSIDERED IN THE PLANNING CONTEXT.
"UNDER THE PRESENT PLANNING REGIME, AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT WILL ALWAYS BE REQUIRED.
"IN CONSIDERING SUCH APPLICATIONS, BOTH THE LAND AUTHORITY AND THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY WILL WISH TO ENSURE MINIMUM IMPACT ON THE COUNTRY PARK, MAXIMUM BENEFIT TO COUNTRY PARK USERS AND A REASONABLE BALANCE BETWEEN THE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS OF THE LAND OWNERS AND THOSE OF THE PUBLIC AS COUNTRY PARK USERS.
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HE STRESSED THAT THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY HAD INDICATED THAT MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS INVOLVING ENCROACHMENT INTO COUNTRY PARKS WOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION.
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GOVERNOR ATTENDS HIS LAST LEGCO SITTING
THE GOVERNOR. LORD WILSON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY ATTENDED HIS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SITTING TO BID FAREWELL TO LEGISLATORS.
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LATER IN THE DAY. 24 LEGISLATORS DEBATED FOR TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS ON A MOTION MOVED BY THE HON SZETO WAH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS.
THE MOTION WAS PASSED AFTER THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SZE, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
ANOTHER MOTION MOVED BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN ON LEGAL AID SERVICES WAS ALSO PASSED. A TOTAL OF 10 MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE DEBATE WHICH LASTED MORE THAN ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS.
THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SZE, AGAIN SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
THERE WERE ALSO TWO ADJOURNMENT DEBATES - ON THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY PARKS AND ON FRINGE BENEFITS FOR STAFF IN THE SUBVENTED SECTOR RESPECTIVELY.
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LEGISLATORS SPOKE ON THE FORMER DEBATE MOVED BY REV HON FUNG CHI-WOOD AND EIGHT SPOKE ON THE LATTER, MOVED BY THE HON YIN-FAT.
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