WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1993
EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD BOUNDARY TO REMAIN INTACT
THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED NOT TO CHANGE THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY SEPARATING EASTERN AND WAN CHAI, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEVE BARCLAY, SAID THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING.
THE CHANGE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CAUSEWAY BAY, BRAEMAR HILL, TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD AND LAI TAK TSUEN AREAS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM EASTERN TO WAN CHAI.
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SPEAKING AT A LUNAR NEW YEAR LIGHTING SWITCH-ON CEREMONY, BARCLAY SAID BOARD MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS HAD PRODUCED STRONG AND PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE IDEA DURING THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PERIOD.
HAVING LISTENED VERY CAREFULLY TO THESE VIEWS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE PROPOSAL, HE SAID.
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ON THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, MR BARCLAY BELIEVED THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WOULD AGREE TO A PACKAGE THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY, BRITAIN AND CHINA.
"I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC'S VIEWS MOST CAREFULLY, HE SAID.
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CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT STATISTICS FOR 3RD QUARTER OF 1992
THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING GENERAL AND SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS, AMOUNTED TO $16.9 BILLION IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1992, WHICH WAS 7.7% HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT RELEASED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE INCREASE WAS LARGELY DUB TO MORE ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC SITES AND A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
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WORK
MISCELLANEOUS NON-SITE
COMPARED WITH THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1992, THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1992 INCREASED BY
3.9%.
THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED ON PRIVATE SITES TOTALLED $7.9 BILLION AND WAS 1.9% LOWER THAN IN THE SAME QUARTER OF 1991.
THE DECREASE WAS PARTLY DUE TO THE DROP IN THE WORK DONE IN THE CATEGORY OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. COMPARED WITH THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1992, THE VALUE INCREASED BY 3.6%
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