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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1994
"THE JLG
WHICH
WILL
BE
HAVE
BRITISH BEEN
AGREED ON A TEXT OF THE NOTES, HAS EXCHANGED BY THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE
FORMALITIES EMBASSY IN
AS SOON AS THE NECESSARY PEKING COMPLETED," HE SAID.
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UP THE UNDER THE AGREEMENT, OF THE 39 MILITARY SITES MAKING DEFENCE ESTATE, 14 WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE CHINESE GARRISON FOR USE HONG FROM JULY 1, 1997. THE REMAINING 25 WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE KONG GOVERNMENT FOR DISPOSAL WHEN THE BRITISH GARRISON NO LONGER NEEDS THEM.
INCLUDE 13 SITES IS IN THE
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THE 14 SITES TO BE HANDED OVER TO THE CHINESE GARRISON THE 2,263-HECTARE CASTLE PEAK FIRING RANGE. THE REMAINING TOTAL ABOUT 485 HECTARES OF LAND, OF WHICH 26 HECTARES BUILT-UP AREA IN NORTH HONG KONG AND THE KOWLOON PENINSULA.
THE 25 SITES TO BE RELEASED TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ADD NEARLY 140 HECTARES OF LAND, OF WHICH ABOUT 35 HECTARES IS IN BUILT-UP AREA.
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UP
THE
MR ASPREY SAID THE DISPOSAL OF SITES BEFORE 1997 WOULD BE DEALT WITH BY THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION IN THE NORMAL WAY.
"THE
AGREEMENT
CONTAINS
AN UNDERSTANDING GOVERNMENT WILL ADOPT A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN THIS CLEARLY WELCOME," HE SAID.
THAT
THE
CHINESE REGARD. THIS IS
HAS UNDERTAKEN TO OF THE AGREEMENT, THE GOVERNMENT AS PART
AS A REPROVISION SOME OF THE DEFENCE FACILITIES WHICH WILL BE LOST RESULT OF THE PERMANENT RELEASE OF CERTAIN URBAN AREA SITES.
THESE FACILITIES ARE A NAVAL BASE, A HOSPITAL, A STORAGE DEPOT ESTIMATED AND AN AIRPORT FREIGHT AND BAGGAGE HANDLING UNIT. THEY ARE TO COST $4 BILLION IN MONEY-OF-THE-DAY.
ORDER IN 1, 1997,
WORKS THAT REPROVISIONING THE GOVERNMENT WILL APPROACH
JULY BEFORE THE SUMMER RECESS TO ASK FOR FUNDING.
CAN BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
SHOULD
MR ASPREY SAID THE COST OF THE REPROVISIONING PROJECTS BE SET AGAINST THE REVENUE AND SOCIAL BENEFITS WHICH ACCRUED FROM THE PACKAGE. "OVERALL, THE NET FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL GAIN TO THE COMMUNITY IS VERY SUBSTANTIAL," HE SAID.
A
STATEMENT
AT THE SAME TIME, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE OF ITS POLICY ON THE USE OF DEFENCE LAND IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997.
"THIS
FORMS PART OF THE STATEMENT
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY
NOTE," MR ASPREY SAID.
LAND.
"IT PRESERVES THE EXISTING ARRANGMENTS FOR THE USE OF MILITARY WILL BE USED A. WELCOME GUARANTEE THAT THE LAND IT PROVIDES EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEFENCE, AND THAT ANY SURPLUS LAND WILL REVERT TO HKSARG FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,'
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