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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1985

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SERVICES EXCLUDED FROM SCHEME OF CONTROL

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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS ENDORSED A PROPOSAL TO EXCLUDE DATA PROCESSING AND RELATED SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY FROM ITS SCHEME OF CONTROL.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THESE SERVICES, WHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED ON A MONOPOLY BASIS AND ARE NOT PART OF THE BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICE, WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY A SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY.

+ THE EXCLUSION FROM THE SCHEME OF CONTROL OF THIS TYPE OF SERVICE WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BASIC SERVICE OF THE COMPANY AND NO EXTRA CHARGES WILL FALL ON THE USERS OF THE BASIC TELEPHONE NETWORK, GOVERNMENT WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION TO ENSURE THAT THE NEW SUBSIDIARY WILL BEAR ITS PROPER SCHEME OF COSTS AND IS NOT SUBSIDISED BY OTHER SERVICES STILL SUBJECT TO THE SCHEME, HE SAID.

DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN CHANGES ANNOUNCED

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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT CHA KWO LING, YAU TONG, LEI YUE MUN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD EXPLAINED THAT AMENDMENTS WERE NEEDED TO INCORPORATE INTO THE PLAN THE PROPOSED LAM TIN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE SOUTH EXTENSION.

AN AREA OF SOME 32 HECTARES LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF KO CHIU ROAD ESTATE HAS BEEN REZONED FROM 'GREEN BELT' TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED ESTATE.

THIS ESTATE IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 31 000 PEOPLE IN 8 700 FLATS. IT WILL BE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE. CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN LATE 1988 AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN PHASES.

ANOTHER MAJOR AMENDMENT INVOLVES THE EXTENSION OF THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE THE AREA BOUNDED BY CHA KWO LING AND LEI YUE MUN ROAD AT SAI TSO WAN.

THE KWUN TONG CIVIC CENTRE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED IN THIS AREA, COMPRISES A WIDE RANGE OF GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES INCLUDING POLYCLINIC, COMMUNITY HALL, POST OFFICE, MAGISTRACY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE LAND USES ON A LARGE PART OF THIS EXTENSION AREA WERE STILL UNDER PLANNING TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE POSSIBLE ROAD NETWORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING LANDFALL AT CHA KWO LING AND THE EXISTING OIL DEPOT IN KWUN TONG.

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