MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1992
THE 1992 PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE FULLY REFLECTED THE PAY TREND INDICATORS.
IN ADDITION, CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER PAY BANDS WERE GIVEN A HIGHER PAY AWARD TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF STAFF ASPIRATION AND THE RATE OF INFLATION IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS.
SINCE THE PAY ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED POLICY, THE GOVERNOR HAS RULED THAT THERE IS NO CASE FOR REVIEW BY A COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY.
ACTION PLANS FOR METROPLAN STRATEGY UNDER STUDY * * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDERTAKING MORE DETAILED STUDIES TO TURN THE METROPLAN SELECTED STRATEGY INTO ACTION PLANS, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING AT A CONFERENCE ON HIGH CONCENTRATION DEVELOPMENT, MR SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO SEEK TO PROVIDE NEW DEVELOPMENT TO FACILITATE RESTRUCTURING OF THE OLDER CONGESTED URBAN DISTRICTS IN DRAWING UP THESE ACTION PLANS.
EASON
AREAS
MR BASON SAID IN A PLACE LIKE HONG KONG WHERE HIGH CONCENTRATION DEVELOPMENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE, IT WAS NO EASY TASK ΤΟ STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN ECONOMICAL USE OF LAND AND A PROBLEM-FREE ENVIRONMENT.
HE SAID A MORE COMPREHENSIVE DENSITY CONTROL STRATEGY HAD BEEN FURTHER SUGGESTED IN THE METROPLAN STRATEGY SO THAT DEVELOPMENT DENSITIES COULD BE PLANNED TO ENSURE THAT THE CAPACITY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, UTILITIES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY GENERATED COULD FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY.
"THIS ALSO AIMS TO ACHIEVE A CONCENTRATION OF DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL NOT PRODUCE A HIGH LEVEL OF CONGESTION AND DETERIORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, HE SAID.
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MR EASON ALSO OUTLINED THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE DENSITY CONTROL STRATEGY. THESE WERE:
ACCEPT HIGH DENSITIES OF PEOPLE AND JOBS CLOSE TO HIGH CAPACITY TRANSPORT SYSTEMS;
CONVERSELY, LIMIT DENSITIES IN AREAS NOT WELL SERVED BY HIGH CAPACITY TRANSPORT SYSTEMS;
REDUCE DENSITIES IN HIGHLY CONGESTED ARE
EXPERIENCING WIDESPREAD
DISTRICTS WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL AND
OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; AND
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LIMIT DENSITIES IN AREAS WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT IS A PRIME CONCERN.
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