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Wednesday, April 11, 1973
CALL TO BOLSTER NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION
To Meet Rural Development Problems
The District Commissioner, New Territories, the Hon. D.C. Bray,
said today two new Administrative Districts should be created to cover
the new towns of Sha Tin and Tuen Mun to cope with the development in those
areas.
The two towns are now part of Tai Po and Yuen Long Districts.
Speaking at the Legislative Council meeting, Mr. Bray also said that
the New Territories Administration should be reorganised and strengthened to
meet the two major types of development problems - now town development
and rural development.
He said proposals on these lines would be submitted shortly.
In reply to a question by the Hon. Q.W. Lee, Mr. Bray said
he would ask the Finance Committee shortly to consider an increase of 67 per cent of geographically deployed Land Assistants and supporting staff.
Mr. Bray said he had just completed an examination of additional
Estate Surveyor posts required, in conjunction with the Crown Lands and
Survey Office.
These proposals, he said, would now be reviewed centrally before
a submission was made to the Finance Committee.
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