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Planning for Tai A Chau Detention Centre under review
Following is a question by the Hon Emily Lau and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Given the lack of recreational facilities in the territory, will the Government inform this Council whether there are plans to turn the former Tai A Chau Detention Centre for Vietnamese migrants into a holiday camp, if not, why not?
Reply:
Mr President,
The South West New Territories (SWNT) Interim Recommended Strategy which was endorsed in 1993, has identified the Soko Islands, including Tai A Chau, as an area for conservation, landscape and coastal protection and with potential for tourist/recreation development including the provision of overnight accommodation.
The SWNT Development Strategy is now under review in the context of the Territorial Development Strategy Review. The feasibility of a holiday camp in Tai A Chau will be further examined in this context.
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Surgery data in public hospitals
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Huang Chen-ya and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Does the Government know of:
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the five types of surgery most commonly performed on patients in public hospitals in the past year; and