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Mr President,
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It remains our aim to have the cement plant adjacent to Greenfield Garden relocated and decommissioned in June 1996.
Construction of the new cement plant at the relocation site is progressing on schedule. No difficulty has been encountered so far which would delay the scheduled relocation.
Section 15(4) of the Air Pollution Control Ordinance provides that a licence for operating a cement plant should not be for less than two years. The Environmental Protection Department is currently reviewing the plant's application for a licence. The issue of such a licence would not prejudice Government's authority to enforce the Conditions of Exchange in requiring the cement plant to cease operation in June 1996.
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Territorial Development Strategy Review
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Following is a question by the Hon Ambrose Lau Hon-chuen and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council whether it will, in its review of the Territorial Development Strategy, consider recommending that priority be accorded to developing the New Territories, especially Northwest New Territories, so as to reduce the need for reclamation in Victoria Harbour?