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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993
NO PLANS TO REVIEW PLOT RATIO SYSTEM
THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO REVIEW THE PLOT RATIO SYSTEM USED ΤΟ CONTROL BUILDING DENSITY AS IT HAS NOT GIVEN RISE TO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS INTRODUCED IN 1962, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, SAID TODAY
(WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MRS PEGGY LAM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR EASON SAID THE SYSTEM WAS WELL-UNDERSTOOD EFFECTIVE.
AND
PLOT RATIOS STIPULATED UNDER PARTICULAR STATUTORY TOWN PLANS MIGHT HOWEVER BE REVIEWED FROM TIME TO TIME ΤΟ MEET CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
HE SAID A HIGHER PLOT RATIO WAS PERMITTED FOR NON-DOMESTIC BUILDINGS SUCH AS THOSE USED FOR COMMERCIAL AND GODOWN PURPOSES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT RELY ON ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AND VENTILATION TO A GREATER EXTENT AND HAD HIGHER DEVELOPMENT DENSITIES.
MEET
DOMESTIC BUILDINGS, WHICH WERE FOR HUMAN HABITATION, NEEDED TO CERTAIN CRITERIA RELATING TO NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION, HE
EXPLAINED.
MR EASON SAID THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT DIFFERENCES RATIO POTENTIAL HAD DISCOURAGED INVESTMENT IN DOMESTIC
PLOT PROJECTS.
IN
BUILDING
"THE CHOICE OF DEVELOPMENT TYPE FOR A PARTICULAR SITE IS RESTRICTED IN MOST CASES BY STATUTORY ZONING AND LEASE CONDITIONS.
"DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS ARE ALSO HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY MARKET CONDITIONS AND THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK," HE SAID.
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STANDARDISING FEE STRUCTURE IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS PROPOSED
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THE NEED FOR RATIONALISING AND STANDARDISING THE FEE STRUCTURE IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IS SPELT OUT IN THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH' TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU WAI-HING, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID WITH THE SETTING UP OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND THE BRINGING OF ALL 39 PUBLIC HOSPITALS UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT, IT WAS NECESSARY TO STANDARDISE THE FEE STRUCTURE SO THAT PATIENTS KNEW BEFOREHAND WITH CERTAINTY MUCH THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES.
MRS WONG EXPLAINED THAT IN FORMER GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, PATIENTS STAYING IN PUBLIC WARDS WERE CHARGED A DAILY MAINTENANCE AT $43.
HOW
MOST
FEE
/THE MAINTENANCE