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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1982

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GOOD SUPPLY OF HOUSING AUTHORITY FLATTED-FACTORY UNITS

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THERE WILL BE A GOOD SUPPLY FROM THIS YEAR ONWARDS OF HOUSING AUTHORITY FLATTED-FACTORY UNITS IN KOWLOON AND THE MAJOR NEW TOWNS.

AND THREE OF THE FOUR EXISTING TEMPORARY INDUSTRIAL AREAS WILL BE CLEARED THIS YEAR, WITH THE FACTORIES BEING RE-ACCOMMODATED IN NEWLY-BUILT FLATTED FACTORY BUILDINGS NEARBY,

THIS WAS SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR DONALD LIAO, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY MR WONG PO-YAN ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION AND THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY CONCERNING TEMPORARY INDUSTRIAL AREAS.

MR LIAO SAID THESE AREAS WERE ESTABLISHED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO FOR THE REPROVISIONING OF FACTORIES DISPLACED BY DEVELOPMENT CLEARANCES AS AN INTERIM MEASURE PENDING THE BUILDING BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ADDITIONAL FLATTED-FACTORIES.

AT PRESENT, HE SAID, THERE WERE 181 SEPARATE INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN FOUR SUCH AREAS, THEIR AVERAGE SIZE BEING ABOUT 63 SQUARE METRES.

HE ADDED. THE ONLY ANTICIPATED DEMAND FOR TEMPORARY INDUSTRIAL AREA SPACE IS IN ABERDEEN WHERE IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO REPROVISION IN THE PO CHONG WAN TEMPORARY INDUSTRIAL AREA SOME 25 MARINE ENGINE REPAIR WORKSHOPS, WHICH PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE TO THE PORT AND WHICH HAVE TO BE CLEARED FOR THE ABERDEEN HARBOUR RECLAMATION PROJECT.

+THESE WORKSHOPS WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE TO A NEW FLATTED-FACTORY WHICH IS TO BE BUILT ON AP LEI CHAU, AND WHICH WILL INCLUDE ACCOMMODATION ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THESE SPECIALISED WORKSHOPS, IN EARLY 1986.+

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MONITORING PROGRESS OF PUBLIC WORKS

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IT HAS FOR LONG BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S PRACTICE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS BY REFERENCE TO CONTRACT COMPLETION DATES, THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HENRY CHING SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON WONG LAM ON HOW MANY OF THE PROJECTS COSTING $50 MILLION OR MORE FAILED TO MEET THE IR TARGET COMPLETION DATES, MR CHING EXPLAINED THAT THE CONTRACT COMPLETION DATE WAS, IN EFFECT, NO MORE THAN A REFERENCE POINT FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLICATION OF THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT.

+ IT TAKES NO ACCOUNT OF UNFORESEEN OR UNFORESEEABLE FACTORS, SUCH AS ADVERSE GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS OR INCLEMENT WEATHER,+ HE SAID.

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