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MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1994
THE
WARNINGS WILL BE COMMUNICATED VIA HIGH SPEED DATA LINKS TO NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK FOR THE ATTENTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND PILOTS.
WORK WILL START NEXT MONTH AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END
OF
1996.
THE
AWARD OF
NUMBER THIS CONTRACT BRINGS THE TOTAL CONTRACTS AWARDED SO FAR TO 71, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF OVER BILLION.
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ACP $52
PUBLIC VIEWS ON TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY REVIEW PUBLISHED
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED A REPORT ON PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS FORMULATED UNDER THE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY REVIEW (TDSR), WHICH AIMS AT ESTABLISHING A LONG-TERM LAND USE-TRANSPORT-ENVIRONMENT PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR THE TERRITORY UP TO 2011.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE TDSR WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 30 AND DECEMBER 31 LAST YEAR WITH PRESENTATIONS TO 32 ADVISORY BOARDS + COMMITTEES AND ORGANISATIONS AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTION OF SOME 25,000 COPIES OF THE CONSULTATION DIGEST TO THE PUBLIC.
A TOTAL OF 37 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS WERE COMPREHENSIVE AND WIDE-RANGING COMMENTS.
RECEIVED, CONTAINING
THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, DR PETER PUN, TODAY (MONDAY) SAID THERE WERE THREE BROAD TYPES OF COMMENTS AMONG THE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS.
"THE FIRST TYPE RELATES TO STRATEGIC PLANNING ISSUES RELEVANT TO TDSR, SUCH AS POPULATION FORECASTS, HONG KONG'S FUTURE ROLES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH. WE AGREE TO MANY OF THESE COMMENTS AND WILL TAKE ON BOARD THE SUGGESTIONS MADE IN PREPARING THE FINAL RECOMMENDED STRATEGY.
"THE SECOND TYPE OF COMMENTS RELATES TO DISTRICT RATHER THAN STRATEGIC PLANNING, SUCH AS URBAN DESIGN AND LAND USE INTERFACE PROBLEMS. THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN OUR ONGOING DISTRICT PLANNING WORK.
THE
HE
"THE THIRD TYPE COVERS BROAD POLICY ISSUES, SUCH AS ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT. THESE WILL BE TAKEN UP WITH RELEVANT POLICY BRANCHES OR DEPARTMENTS FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION, EXPLAINED.
DR PUN NOTED THAT WHILE THERE WAS A MAJORITY VIEW IN FAVOUR CONTINUING A HIGH LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS ALSO A LOT CONCERN OVER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION.
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