SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1994
RAILWAY THAT WOULD DELAY COMPLETION OF THE MONTHS, WITH A CORRESPONDING SLIPPAGE IN THE OPENING RAILWAY BETWEEN KOWLOON AND HONG KONG CENTRAL.
TUNNEL
OF THE
BY
EIGHT AIRPORT
A DISCUSSION PAPER OUTLINING THIS FUNDING REQUEST HAS BEEN ON ISSUED TODAY TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S SUB-COMMITTEE THE FINANCING OF THE ACP.
IT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE AND THE AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON MAY 25.
TO THE $820 MILLION (MOD) WOULD BE GIVEN CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND AS ADVANCE FUNDING.
THE MTRC FROM THE
IT WOULD i ONVERTED INTO PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EQUITY INJECTION INTO THE MTRO FOR THE AIRPORT RAILWAY ONCE AGREEMENT ON FINANCING HAD BEEN REACHED,
THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO SEEKING APPROVAL FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR INCREASES TOTALLING $180 MILLION IN THREE PROJECT ESTIMATES FOR THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION.
THE PROJECTS INVOLVE DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE WORKS, SITE INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONSULTANCY WORK.
THE INCREASES ARE NEEDED TO COVER COSTS INVOLVED IN THE COMPLEX PHASING OF RECLAMATION WORKS AND THE
OR REPROVISIONING EXTENSIVE WATERFRONT FACILITIES.
THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS DID NOT INVOLVE ANY INCREASE
WEST IN THE $12,798 MILLION OVERALL PROJECT ESTIMATE FOR THE
KOWLOON
RECLAMATION.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE ESTIMATES ON THREE OTHER PARTS
BY
FAR A
LARGER AMOUNT RECLAMATION HAD RECENTLY BEEN CUT MILLTON WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE EXTRA $180 MILLION SOUGHT.
NOW
OF THE
—
$934 BRING
OUTLINING A PAPER
THIS REQUEST HAS BEEN ISSUED MEMBERS OF THE LEGCO SUB-COMMITTEE.
TODAY
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USE LESS PLASTIC BAGS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
THE FIRST TERRITORY-WIDE, ACTION-ORIENTED PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION PROGRAMME LED BY THE RETAIL INDUSTRY IS LAUNCHED TODAY
(SATURDAY).
THIRTY-ONE RETAILERS, COMPRISING SOME 1,400 RETAIL OUTLETS, WILL DEVISE THEIR OWN ACTION PLANS IN A YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN TO ACHEIVE AT LEAST A 10 PER CENT REDUCTION IN THEIR USE OF PLASTIC BAGS.
AMONG THE INITIATIVES ARE THE DISPLAY OF CAMPAIGN LOGO, WHICH SHOWED ARROWS POINTING TO THE USE OF LESS PLASTIC BAGS, AND PUBLICITY MESSAGES AT PROMINENT PLACES, AND THE PROVISION OF STAFF TRAINING ON WAYS TO ECONOMISE ON THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS.
/THE CAMPAIGN
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