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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1993
ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A TEMPORARY CONTAINER TERMINAL IN AREA 16, THE GOVERNOR SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE
THE LOOKING AT ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRAFFIC IMPACT OF THAT PROPOSAL. TAKING FULL ACCOUNT OF THE ARGUMENTS AND CONCERNS EXPRESSED BEFORE COMING TO ANY DECISION.
"THERE IS NO FINAL DECISION BUT WE'LL WANT то HAVE A THOROUGH LOOK AT WHAT LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN SAYING TO US, HE SAID.
COMMENTING ON THE RECENT SPATE OF SEXUAL CRIMES IN TUEN THE GOVERNOR SAID HONG KONG HAD A FAR LOWER LEVEL. OF CRIMES VIOLENT CRIMES THAN THOSE OF OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD.
"BUT, ANY LEVEL OF CRIME IS UNACCEPTABLE. I UNDERSTAND CONCERN EXPRESSED BY LOCAL WOMEN, BY LOCAL MOTHERS AND WILL TALKING TO THE POLICE ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN TRY TO TACKLE RASH OF SEXUAL CRIMES WHICH HAVE CAUSED SO MUCH WORRY LOCALLY, SAID.
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"THE BEST WAY OF DEALING WITH CRIMES LIKE THESE IS BY CATCHING THOSE RESPONSIBLE AND THE BEST WAY OF CATCHING THOSE RESPONSIBLE IS BY SUPPORTING OUR EXCELLENT POLICE AND BY SEEING
THERE ARE MORE POLICE ACTUALLY ON THE STREET.
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GOVT RESPONSE TO CRITICISMS ON HANDLING
OP HKUST PROJECT
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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS GRATEFUL TO THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (PAC) FOR THEIR REPORT ON THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST) PROJECT AND WOULD BE RESPONDING DETAIL IN THE GOVERNMENT MINUTE TO BE TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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REGARDING
"THE ADMINISTRATION ACCEPTED THE PAC RECOMMENDATIONS TIGHTER FINANCIAL CONTROL ON JOINT FUNDING PROJECTS, THE SPOKESMAN
"ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE SAID,
INCREASE IN ESTIMATE IN THE CASE OF THE HKUST PROJECT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED, BEARING IN MIND THAT
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THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS NO MORE THAN A PRELIMINARY ROUGH ORDER OR COST, DRAWN UP IN THE ABSENCE OF A DETAILED DESIGN AND THE NECESSARY ACADEMIC INPUT; AND
COST
ESCALATION WAS PARTICULARLY HIGH DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.'
WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE SELECTION OF DESIGN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS A MATTER FOR THE PLANNING COMMITTEE OF HKUST.
"WE OUGHT