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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986

WITHIN THESE MAIN LIMITATIONS A GUIDANCE NOTE OF PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES HAD BEEN AGREED AND WAS APPLIED VERY POSITIVELY.

+1 AM OF COURSE OPEN TO CORRECTION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL CASES, BUT GENERALLY I BELIEVE THAT THE BEST USE POSSIBLE IS MADE OF THE LAND UNDER FLYOVERS,+ MR BARNES SAID.

+ NEVERTHELESS, I THINK SUCH POLICIES ARE ALWAYS WORTH REVIEWING AND I WILL SO ARRANGE SHORTLY, HE ADDED.

CENTRAL ESCALATOR PROJECT MOVES STEP FORWARD

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THE INCLUSION OF AN ITEM IN CATEGORY C OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME WILL SHORTLY BE SOUGHT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN ESCALATOR BETWEEN MID-LEVELS AND CENTRAL ALONG COCHRANE STREET AND SHELLEY STREET, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT THE HON HARNAM GREWAL, TOLD THE LÉGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER POON, MR GREWAL SAID THIS WOULD BE A PILOT PROJECT. PLANS WERE FOR IT TO BE LINKED TO THE ELEVATED WALKWAY SYSTEM IN CENTRAL DISTRICT VIA THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTRAL MARKET AND FORMER CENTRAL FIRE STATION SITES.

+THE INTENTION IS THAT CONSTRUCTION OF THE ESCALATOR SYSTEM SHOULD TIE IN WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO SITES,+ HE SAID.

+ IT IS, HOWEVER, DIFFICULT TO INDICATE A COMMENCEMENT DATE FOR THE ESCALATOR PROJECT AT THIS STAGE AS THIS IS DEPENDENT ON THE PRIORITY ACCORDED TO IT IN RELATION TO OTHER ITEMS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.+

TWO BILLS PASSED

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TWO BILLS - THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 AND THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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FOUR OTHER BILLS --THE SEPARATION AND MAINTENANCE ORDERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE AFFILIATION PROCEEDINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE GUARDIANSHIP OF MINORS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO 2) BILL 1986 WERE READ A SECOND TIME AND DEBATE ON THEM WAS ADJOURNED.

THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO NOVEMBER 5.

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