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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1985

SHE SAID THE AIM OF THE LBAC WOULD BE TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR LAND- THE PLANNEL PROVISION, THE TAKE-UP AND UTILISATION OF LAND AND THE ADEQUACY OF LAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.

ITS OBJECTIVE WOULD ALSO BE TO MONITOR AND ASSESS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN RELATION TO PLANNING, BUILDINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

THE CURRENT ROLE OF THE BDAC. CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN, IS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF ALL MATTERS AFFECTING CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO EXAMINE AND KEEP UNDER REVIEW ALL POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND TO RECOMMEND TO GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS WHERE THESE ARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

AS FOR THE SCLS, ITS CURRENT FUNCTION IS TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR NEW LAND, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STRATEGIC AND SUB-REGIONAL PLANNING BACKGROUND, AND, TO THIS END, TO REPORT AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ON TARGETS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND FOR THE SALE OF LAND AND THE ADEQUACY OF THE SUPPLY OF LAND.

THE SCLS HAS CONFIRMED THERE IS SUFFICIENT LAND FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS' PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME AND STEPS ARE TAKEN TO ENSURE A CONTINUATION OF LAND SUPPLY TO THE END OF THE DECADE.

IN THEIR REPORT LAST YEAR, IT WAS STATED THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS NOW FULFILLED THE MAIN PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS ORIGINALLY FORMED .. AND CONSIDERATION NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TO WHETHER THE COMMITTEE SHOULD BE DISBANDED OR ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE CHANGED TO GIVE IT AN ALTERNATIVE FUNCTION+.

+GIVEN THAT THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCLS HAVE NOW PASSED, AND TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF ADVICE FROM EXPERTS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE FUNCTIONS OF SCLS AND BDAC SHOULD BE COMBINED AND EXPANDED AND A MORE PERMANENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE BE SET UP IN LIEU, WHICH WILL BE KNOWN AS THE LAND AND BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (LBAC),+ SHE SAID.

+IN LINE WITH OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEES, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE PROPOSED LBAC SHOULD BE CHAIRED BY AN UNOFFICIAL, AND AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO REDUCE OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP.

MRS WONG SAID THRES SUB-COMMITTEES WILL ALSO BE PROPOSED. THEY ARE:

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REAL ESTATE SUB-COMMITTEE, TO CONSIDE LAND AND BUILDING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS THEY AFFECT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION AND TO REPORT ON THESE MATTERS TO THE

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LAND SUPPLY