THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1994
ADDITIONAL LAND HELPS MEET HOUSING DEMAND
IN ANSWER ΤΟ PRESS ENQUIRIES, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, CONFIRMED: "THE ADDITIONAL LAND AGREED BY THE LAND COMMISSION TODAY WILL GO A LONG WAY TO HELP MEET HONG KONG'S HOUSING DEMAND."
"INCLUDING THE LAND
AGREED IN CONNECTION WITH THE AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION SITES AND FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME FOR 1994/95, AN ADDITIONAL 10.94 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
"SEPARATELY, ANOTHER 1.48 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING. THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE LAND COMMISSION APPROVAL.
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"IN TOTAL, OVER 10,500 ADDITIONAL FLATS WILL BE BUILT ON ALL THIS LAND. THIS EXCEEDS THE TARGET FOR EXTRA SUPPLY SET BY THE TASK FORCE ON LAND SUPPLY AND PROPERTY PRICES WHICH WAS 10, 000 FLATS."
DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
HOS
4.39 HA
4 500 FLATS
SANDWICH CLASS HOUSING
3.55 HA
2 923 FLATS
AR RELATED (TUNG CHUNG) PUBLIC RENTAL
3.00 HA
1.48 HA
TOTAL
12.42 HA
2 384 FLATS 734 FLATS
10 541 FLATS
GOVERNOR OFFICIATES AT "HONG KONG ON SAN FRANCISCO BAY"
SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR FRANK JORDAN ON WEDNESDAY (SAN FRANCISCO TIME) ISSUED A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TO THE CITY.
IN THE PROCLAMATION, THE MAYOR NOTED THAT THE GOVERNOR'S FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE WEST COAST SINCE ASSUMING OFFICE IN 1992 UNDERLINED THE CLOSE LINK BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES AND THE INCREASING INTEREST IN HONG KONG AMONG THE PEOPLE IN THE BAY AREA.
MAYOR JORDAN IS CURRENTLY ON A VISIT TO ASIA AND IS SCHEDULED TO MEET THE GOVERNOR IN HONG KONG.
MR PATTEN'S VISIT IS THE FIRST GUBERNATORIAL VISIT TO FRANCISCO SINCE 1986 WHEN THE LATE GOVERNOR EDWARD YOUDE VISITED CITY AND OPENED THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN FRANCISCO.
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/THE GOVERNOR