FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1993
HOUSING AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN RESIGNS
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES AS CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH (MARCH).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "SIR DAVID WROTE TO THE GOVERNOR SAYING THAT, HAVING COMPLETED FIVE YEARS AS CHAIRMAN, AND FOR VARIOUS REASONS, HE FELT THE TIME HAD COME TO RETIRE."
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IN A LETTER REPLYING TO SIR DAVID THE GOVERNOR EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK HE HAD DONE DURING HIS FIVE YEARS AS CHAIRMAN.
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"THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY PERIOD.," THE GOVERNOR SAID. HOUSING INCREASINGLY BECOME A FOCUS OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND CONTINUING CONCERN TO ORDINARY FAMILIES IN HONG KONG,
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THE GOVERNOR OFFERED SIR DAVID BEST WISHES FOR THE FUTURE.
TALKS ON KOWLOON SKY RAIL WILL NOT PROCEED
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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS DECIDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE KOWLOON SKY RAIL COMPANY OVER ITS PROPOSAL TO BUILD AND OPERATE AN ELEVATED LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM BETWEEN TSIM SHA TSUI AND HUNG HOM.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY): "IN TRANSPORT TERMS, THE PROPOSED SCHEME IS CONSIDERED DESIRABLE BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. ALTHOUGH IT WOULD PROVIDE SOME TRANSPORT BENEFITS, SUCH BENEFITS COULD ALSO BE MET BY THE CONTINUED UPGRADING OF EXISTING TRANSPORT SERVICES."
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ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSED SCHEME, SPOKESMAN SAID: "THE GOVERNMENT HAS STRONG RESERVATIONS ABOUT NOISE LEVELS PRODUCED BY THE PROPOSED SYSTEM.**
"THIS WOULD BE PARTICULARLY OBJECTIONABLE TO RESIDENTS IN HUNG HOM WHERE SOME OF THE BUILDINGS WOULD BE ONLY 15 METRES FROM THE TRACKS, AND TO USERS OF URBAN COUNCIL GARDENS AND FACILITIES ALONG THE ROUTE.
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"MOREOVER, THE PROPOSED SCHEME WOULD HAVE A MAJOR VISUAL IMPACT IN SOUTH KOWLOON.
"FOR EXAMPLE, THE GUIDEWAY IN SALISBURY ROAD WOULD BE EIGHT METRES WIDE, 10 METRES WIDE ON THE CURVES AND EVEN WIDER AT STATIONS.
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