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She was also briefed on the 10-year rolling programme which was being launched for the open storage action areas and container action areas in the north and north-west New Territories.
On her way to a vantage point in the Pat Heung Pilot Action Area, Mrs Chan was briefed by Dr Samuel Wong on the terms of reference and membership composition of the Special Committee and how the Committee operated and issues. discussed so far.
On Kam Tin Road, Mrs Chan took a closer look at an existing car breaking yard. The site, on which there was a typical environmental nuisance generated by car- related activity, was undergoing in-situ environmental improvement works requested by the TFB.
Mrs Chan was then briefed on the findings of a general survey on all industrial undertaking in the Pat Heung Pilot Action Area. She also noted that the TFB had initiated a scheme for environmental improvement of Kam Tin Township aimed at enhancing the value of this historic rural town as a tourist attraction point in the New Territories.
After leaving Pat Heung and on her way to Lau Fau Shan, the Acting Governor went through a group of unauthorised container depots at San Wai to see the magnitude and extent of the container depot in Ha Tsuen and other depots along Ping Ha Road.
Mrs Chan was briefed on the distribution of and the reasons for concentration of container depots in the area and its relationship to the whole of Hong Kong in term of the holding capacity and impacts on traffic, drainage and environment. She also noted that the voluntary Code of Practice for container depots had proved to be successful in improving the environment.
The Acting Governor also went to Lau Fau Shan where she was met by the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shirley Lau, and was briefed on the drainage improvement project in the area and other projects being undertaken by the Rural Projects Improvement Strategy.
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