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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1985

WORKING GROUP ON HOUSING GREEN PAPER SET UP

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A WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN FORMED UNDER THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD TO STUDY THE GREEN PAPER ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING.

A CONVENOR OF THE WORKING GROUP, MR SO SHIU-SHING, URGED TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN TUEN MUN TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER.

+IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE WIDER PUBLIC CONSULTATION, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS CAN REFLECT THEIR VIEWS TO ELECTED DB MEMBERS IN THEIR OWN CONSTITUENCIES,+ MR SO SAID,

+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO WELCOME TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS ON THE PROPOSALS BY WRITING TO THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, HE ADDED.

DB MEMBERS TO DISCUSS CHEUNG CHAU PLAN

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ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND LAYOUT PLAN, PREPARED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AT THEIR MEETING ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 23).

THE PLAN, WHICH AMPLIFIES GENERAL PLANNING PROPOSALS OUTLINED IN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CHEUNG CHAU OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR FUTURE ENGINEERING WORKS AND GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE

ISLAND.

ITS MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE LAND FOR VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE IN DEMAND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE LOCAL POPULATION TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND TO PRESERVE THE RURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

ACCORDING TO THE PROPOSALS, SITES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR NEW VILLAGE LOTS AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES INCLUDING A NEW MARKET COMPLEX AND AN INDOOR RECREATION CENTRE.

SITES WILL ALSO BE RESERVED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL AND LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AND HOLIDAY HOMES.

/BOARD MEMBERS