WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1977
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NO PLANS TO DEVELOP LAMMA ISLAND FOR INDUSTRY
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THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAMMA ISLAND FOR INDUSTRY, ALTHOUGH A PLAN WHICH IS IN COURSE OF PREPARATION, ZONES CERTAIN SMALL AREAS FOR INDUSTRY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF EXISTING ACTIVITIES AND LEASES.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HON. DAVID AKERS-JONES, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAMMA ISLAND BY THE HON. S.L. CHEN IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
+AS FOR RECREATION, MR. AKERS-JONES CONTINUED, THE TWO PRINCIPAL BEACHES ON THE WEST OF THE ISLAND HAVE BEEN GAZETTED AND ARE PROVIDED WITH LIFEGUARDS. BUT, GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE OPEN COUNTRY OF THE ISLAND WILL BE PRESERVED AS IT IS FOR ITS GENERAL RECREATIONAL AND AMENITY VALUE,+
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PLAN BEING PREPARED WOULD ALSO SHOW IN BROAD TERMS CERTAIN AREAS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
LITTLE OR NO ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISLAND CAN TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE WATER SUPPLY IS IMPROVED, HE ADDED.
MORE HALF-WAY HOUSES FOR DRUG ADDICTS *****
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PLANS TO BUILD MORE HALF-WAY HOUSES FOR DRUG ADDICTS WHO ARE RELEASED UNDER A SUPERVISION ORDER FROM A DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE BUT WHO STILL NEED REASONABLY CLOSE GUIDANCE. THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. LEWIS DAVIES SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON.
A PROJECT FOR SUCH A CENTRE TO ACCOMMODATE 120 INMATES WAS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, HE ADDED IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG.
GIVEN THE PRESENT PRIORITIES MR. DAVIES ANTICIPATED IT TO BE READY BY 1981.
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