WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1993
HAS ALMOST
ON THE ADAPTATION OF LAWS EXERCISE, THE GOVERNMENT COMPLETED THE INITIAL REVIEW OF ALL HONG KONG ORDINANCES AND HAS STARTED THE PROCESS OF MAKING DETAILED PROPOSALS TO THE CHINESE SIDE.
PROPOSALS FOR THE ADAPTATION OF 10 ORDINANCES HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER, MR MATHEWS SAID.
BEFORE JULY 1,
THE WORK ON BOTH PROGRAMMES MUST BE COMPLETED 1997,
BUT WE WOULD LIKE IF POSSIBLE TO HAVE IT COMPLETED WELL BEFORE THEN SO AS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION, HE ADDED.
NO FORMAL PROPOSAL FROM CHINESE ON NINGDINGYANG BRIDGE
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SO FAR RECEIVED NO FORMAL PROPOSAL FROM THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE NINGDINGYANG BRIDGE PROJECT, ALTHOUGH SOME LIMITED INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED THROUGH A NUMBER OF INFORMAL CHANNELS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON TANG SIU-TONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR EASON SAID UNTIL THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT WAS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED AND MORE DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO INITIATE STUDIES IN HONG KONG TO EXAMINE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROJECT IN STRATEGIC AND LOCAL PLANNING TERMS.
"IT IS NOT AT PRESENT POSSIBLE, THEREFORE, TO SAY WHETHER OR HOW THE PROJECT MIGHT TIE IN WITH OTHER MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS ALREADY UNDER PLANNING OR CONSTRUCTION.
"AS THE PROJECTS WOULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON HONG KONG'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES, APPLICATION OF THE NORMAL STATUTORY PLANNING PROCESSES AND FULL CONSULTATION WOULD BE NECESSARY BEFORE ANY FIRM DECISIONS COULD BE MADE," HE SAID.
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