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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1994
EXPECTED
"IF WE DISCOUNT THE IMPACT OF LOWER THAN PRICES, THE NET UNDERSPEND WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN 4%.
NEWS AND AN
TENDER
ACHIEVEMENT
OF
"THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY GOOD WHICH BEARS WITNESS TO THE EFFORT OF THE WHOLE WORKS GROUP."
MR
CORE
WAS PROGRAMME
BEING BLAKE
AIRPORT THE SAID
OF CONTRACTS IMPLEMENTED, BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE PREPARATION FOR AWARD, SWIFTLY AND EFFICIENTLY, AND FULLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATIONS IN THIS REGARD SET DOWN IN THE MEMORANDUM UNDERSTANDING.
HE SAID EXPENDITURE ON
CORE NON-AIRPORT
THE
OF
PROGRAMME PUBLIC
WORKS IN THE NEXT YEAR WAS EXPECTED TO RISE BY SOME 30%.
GOVERNMENT
THE HE SAID, LAND SUPPLY, ΤΟ INCREASE RECLAIMING LAND NOW MORE QUICKLY THAN HAS EVER, USING THE MOST EQUIPMENT AND ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES.
"WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE UPON THE AT WHICH SERVICED LAND BECOMES AVAILABLE.
MR BLAKE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD A COMPREHENSIVE RIVER TRAINING WORKS AND DRAINAGE CHANNEL PROJECTS TO FLOODING PROBLEM IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
OF
WAS MODERN
RATE
PROGRAMME
TACKLE THE
BILLION AND WILL IN THE
"THESE PROJECTS, WHICH WILL COST OVER $3 BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES, WILL ALLEVIATE THE FLOODING PROBLEM NEW TERRITORIES TO A LARGE EXTENT WHEN COMPLETED."
NO
AS REGARDS RURAL DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS
PROGRAMME LESS COMMITTED TO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAN IT WAS TO THE MORE HIGH PROFILE PROJECTS SUCH AS THE ACP AND THE SEWAGE STRATEGY.
TURNING TO ROAD OPENINGS, MR BLAKE SAID THE GOVERNMENT FULLY IMPROVE WORKING SIGNIFICANTLY TO WAS A NEED THAT THERE ACCEPTED PRACTICES AND REDUCE INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
YEAR RAD
HE SAID A SPECIAL WORKING COMMITTEE SET UP LAST REVIEWED ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM AND IDENTIFIED NEW INITIATIVES.
AND
IDENTIFIED,
"CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH TRANSPORT BRANCH, THE POLICE, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS RESULTED IN NEW INITIATIVES BEING AND WE WILL BE EXPLAINING THESE TO MEMBERS VERY SOON.
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