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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1985

EVEN IF LAND WAS AVAILABLE FOR SUCH A RESITE (WHICH IT IS NOT), TO ALLOW A FURTHER PROLIFERATION OF TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES WOULD BE UNDESIRABLE AND WOULD CREATE AN UNACCEPTABLE PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE CLEARANCES.

IN FACT, OF THE 19 FAMILIES AFFECTED BY TOMORROW'S OPERATION, 12, TOTALLING 39 PEOPLE, HAVE ACCEPTED OFFERS OF PUBLIC HOUSING.

OF THE REMAINING FAMILIES, FOUR, COMPRISING 13 PEOPLE, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND THREE FAMILIES OF EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE TURNED DOWN PUBLIC HOUSING OFFERS.

TIN SHUI WAI WILL BE ONE OF THE THIRD GENERATION NEW TOWNS TO BE BUILT UNDER THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.

IN THE NEXT DECADE IT WILL HOUSE 146 500 PEOPLE WITH 79 000 LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING.

HOWEVER, IF THE PROJECT IS TO BE COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE ALL PROPOSED CLEARANCES MUST GO AHEAD AS PLANNED OR THE REHOUSING OF MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COULD BE DELAYED.

BRIEFING ON REGULATORY PROCEDURES

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SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR PIERS JACOBS, AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR NORMAN LATHAM, WILL GIVE A BRIEFING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 4 PM AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL, TO EXPLAIN THE REGULATORY PROCEDURES RELATING TO AIR SERVICES.

ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (AIR SERVICES), MR PETER LOK.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

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