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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1993
THE
GOVERNMENT ON SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR ANNOUNCED THE
CONSULTATION.
THE
TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY REVIEW FOR PUBLIC PUBLIC IS INVITED TO WRITE IN COMMENTS BEFORE THE END OF DECEMBER. THE REVIEW IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MID NEXT YEAR.
DEVELOPMENT
THE WORKING GROUP OF LBAC FORMED TO CONSIDER
PROCESSING MECHANISMS MADE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS
PROPOSALS
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ON LBAC
TODAY.
TO
REFER LAND
(CDA) AND
THE COMMITTEE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION PROPOSALS REGARDING ACQUISITION IN PRIVATELY-LED COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREAS REGULAR REVIEW OF THE CDA ZONINGS.
THE
AND
LBAC ALSO ENDORSED THE ISSUANCE OF PRACTICE NOTES TO GUIDE AND PROCESSING OF SUBMISSIONS OF MASTER LAYOUT PLANS PREPARATION SUBMISSIONS UNDER THE DESIGN, DISPOSITION AND HEIGHT CLAUSE REQUIRED UNDER LEASE CONDITIONS.
IT ALSO ENDORSED THE INTRODUCTION OF AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO SPEED UP THE PROCESSING OF SUBMISSIONS.
LIMIT
IT
IT ALSO CONSIDERED THE PROPOSAL TO DISALLOW BY LEGISLATION THE USE OF HAND-DUG CAISSONS EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. AGREED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD
THE FURTHER CONSULT
RELEVANT BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS BEFORE TAKING THE PROPOSAL
PROFESSIONAL FORWARD.
LATEST CONTAINER THROUGHPUT FIGURES RELEASED
SEVEN
FIRST
HONG KONG'S AVERAGE OVERALL CONTAINER THROUGHPUT FOR THE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR HAS LEVELLED OFF AT ABOUT 17%; THE PERCENTAGE IN JULY WAS 16.8%, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR IAN DALE SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SAID:
ANNOUNCING THE LATEST CONTAINER
THROUGHPUT FIGURES, MR DALE
"HONG KONG HANDLED 5,029,583 TEUS (TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS) IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO 4,305,393 DURING THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
KWAI CHUNG SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 13.7%, STREAM HANDLING 17.1% AND RIVER TRADE 54.8%.
COMMENTING ON THE LATEST THROUGHPUT FIGURES, MR DALE SAID:
"IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT OUR GROWTH RATE IS REMAINING STEADY AND GENERALLY IN LINE WITH FORECASTS. THE UNDERLYING DEMANDS OF THE TRADE ARE STRONG. THIS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.
/THE FOLLOWING