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BEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1975

DESPITE THE POSTPONEMENT OF CERTAIN WORKS, MR. HADDON-CAVE POINTED OUT THAT PROVISION HAD BEEN INCLUDED FÖR NEW CONTRACTS INVOLVING EXPENDITURE OF $140 MILLION IN 1975-76 FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, INCLUDING BUILDING WORKS AT THE AIRPORT AND ON PRISONS, ROAD VÕRKS TO REDUCE CONGESTION WHEN THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY IS BEING BUILT AND WORKS RELATED TO THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME.

HE SAID +CONTRACTS INVOLVING EXPENDITURE OF $111 MILLION IN 1975-76 WILL BE LET IN THE NEW TOWNS.

+PROVISION OF $41 MILLION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR HOUSING ESTATES UNDER WAY IN THE URBAN AREA AS PART OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME AND $25 MILLION HAS BEEN INCLUDED AS A TRANSFER TO THE DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND TOWARDS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S EXPENDITURE ON NEW HOUSING PROJECTS.+

AS REGARDS OTHER CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, MR. HADDON-CAVE SAID, PROVISION HAD BEEN INCLUDED TO ALLOW FOR CONTRACTS TO BE LET FOR THE POLYTECHNIC, FOR SUBVENTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, FOR IMPLEMENTING PART OF THE APPROVED PROGRAMME FOR INTRODUCING ECONOMIES THROUGH A GREATER USE OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LICENSED AREAS FOR HOUSING THE HOMELESS, FOR OVERHAULING DUOYS AND MOORINGS IN THE HARBOUR, FOR LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND RADIOS FOR POLICE ON BEAT PATROL.

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