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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994
TO OPERATE ADDITIONAL CHARTER EXPRESS TRAINS TO LO WU DURING FESTIVAL
PERIODS;
TO ADD 70 STAFF IN 1994/95 TO MAN THE EXTENSION TO LO WU TERMINAL, WHICH IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED THEN. THIS WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COUNTERS FROM 88 TO 160; AND
TO SET UP A 46-STRONG IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE THIS YEAR ΤΟ DEAL WITH SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND TO REINFORCE LO WU AND
OTHER CONTROL POINTS DURING BUSY PERIODS.
MR ASPREY SAID ARRANGEMENTS AT LO WU THAT DURING THE RECENT CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS WOULD BE USE AT OTHER BUSY HOLIDAY PERIODS.
HAD WORKED WELL CONSIDERED FOR
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TSEUNG KWAN O SITE TO BE GRANTED TO HOUSING SOCIETY
A SITE IN AREA 19B OF TSEUNG KWAN O WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT TWO HECTARES WILL BE GRANTED TO THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY BY PRIVATE TREATY FOR CONSTRUCTING RENTAL FLATS AND FLATS FOR SALE TOGETHER A PROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF SUPPORTING COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON LEE WING-TAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR EASON SAID THE PROPOSED DOMESTIC GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR THIS SITE WAS ABOUT 144,000 SQUARE METRES AND THE SUPPORTING COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE ABOUT 1,400 SQUARE METRES.
"THE PREMIUM FOR THE SITE WILL BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF ONE-THIRD OF THE FULL MARKET VALUE FOR RENTAL FLATS, ONE-HALF OF THE FULL. MARKET VALUE FOR FLATS FOR SALE, AND THE FULL MARKET VALUE FOR COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED POLICY.
'BECAUSE THE SITE WILL BE GRANTED AT A CONCESSIONARY
PREMIUM IN RESPECT OF THE RESIDENTIAL PORTIONS, THE SOCIETY WILL BE REQUIRED UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF GRANT TO OFFER THE FLATS FOR SALE ON TERMS SIMILAR TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME, MR EASON SAID.
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MR EASON ADDED THAT THE PREMIUM AND MARKET VALUE OF THE SITE HAD NOT YET BEEN ASSESSED AND THE HOUSING MIX BETWEEN RENTAL AND SALES HAD NOT YET BEEN DECIDED UPON.
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