THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1994
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT,
LAND
THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, PREPARED BY THE AIMS TO IDENTIFY THE SHORTFALL OR SURPLUS OF LAND FOR PARTICULAR USES OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE USED AS REFERENCE RESERVATION AND LAND PRODUCTION.
IN LAND
SHORT-TERM
ARE
AS THE FORECASTING TECHNIQUES ARE NOT SENSITIVE TO FLUCTUATION IN THE PROPERTY MARKET, THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT INDICATIVE ONLY AND MEANT TO BE USED WITH CAUTION AND FOR BROAD BRUSH PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY.
ALSO AT
THE
THE MEETING,
COMMITTEE
NOTED
THE CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS WERE
REDUCTION IN TIME TAKEN TO PROCESS LAND TRANSACTIONS, ALSO MADE ON WAYS TO STREAMLINE THE PLANNING PROCESS,
THAT THE NEW PLANNING THE COMMITTKE WAS ALSO
BE AVAILABLE FOR LEGISLATION, IN THE FORM OF A WHITE BILL, WOULD PUBLIC CONSULTATION LATER THIS YEAR.
INFORMED
RECLAMATION FOR CONVENTION CENTRE EXTENSION BEGINS NEXT MONTH
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN RECLAMATION WORKS IN WAN CHAI NEXT MONTH TO PROVIDE LAND FOR BUILDING AN EXTENSION FOR THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.
MILLION RECLAMATION
CONTRACT WAS THE $429 (THURSDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, KING, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR, (ASIA) LIMITED.
SIGNED TODAY MR CHOW CHE- LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS
SPEAKING
AFTER SIGNING THE
MR CONTRACT, EXTENSION, TOGETHER WITH ITS SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURAL
RE RECLAIMED WOULD BE
ON BUILT
A 6.5-HECTARE ISLAND TO CONVENTION CENTRE.
CHOW
SAID THE REQUIREMENTS, OFF
THE
"THE ISLAND IS SEPARATED FROM THE EXISTING SHORELINE BY A METRE WATER CHANNEL WHICH WILL BE RECLAIMED TO PROVIDE A ROAD FOR THE UNDERGROUND TRUNK ROAD AND MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY," HE ADDED.
MR CHOW EXPLAINED THAT THE FACILITIES OF THE CONVENTION WERE FAST NEARING SATURATION IN THE COMING YEAR.
75-
RESERVE
CENTRE
"UNLESS EXPANDED IN TIME, IT COULD RISK BEING OUT-COMPETED OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES IN THE REGION," HE SAID.
BY
A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FOCUSED STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN JUNE YEAR TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF RECLAIMING AN ISLAND OFF THE CENTRE ΤΟ PROVIDE LAND FOR BUILDING THE EXTENSION.
IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
LAST
THE STUDY WAS CONCLUDED
AT THE SAME TIME, CONSULTANTS FOR THE ENGINEERING WORKS WERE COMMISSIONED WITH THE EXTENSION PROJECT BY MID-1997.
DETAILED DESIGN OF THE
ΤΟ AIM
COMPLETE
THE
/THE FINANCE