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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1986

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THREE NEW RESIDENTIAL SITES, TOTALLING 5.46 HECTARES WERE PROPOSED, TWO ON THE SEAWARD SIDE OF VICTORIA ROAD AND ONE NEAR THE JUNCTION OF POK FU LAM AND MOUNT DAVIS ROADS.

THE ONLY SITES ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ARE IN SAI NING

STREET.

TO HELP RECTIFY THE EXISTING SHORTAGE OF OPEN SPACES IN THE AREA, ABOUT 4.51 HECTARES OF LAND IS ZONED AS +OPEN SPACE+.

THIS INCLUDES MOST OF THE WHOLESALE MARKET AT CADOGAN STREET WHICH IS TO BE RELOCATED TO THE SAI YING PUN WESTERN RECLAMATION AREA AND TWO SITES AT SMITHFIELD, ONE OPPOSITE THE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND EXTENDING ALONG FORBES STREET AND THE OTHER NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH LUNG WAH STREET.

SOME POSSIBLE MAJOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ARE ALSO INDICATED. THESE ARE THE GREEN ISLAND RECLAMATION, THE PROPOSED ROUTE 7 COASTAL TRUNK ROAD LINKING KENNEDY TOWN AND ABERDEEN AND THE ALIGNMENT OF THE POSSIBLE WESTWARD EXTENSION OF THE MASS TRANSIT ISLAND LINE.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THESE PROPOSALS WERE ONLY TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO FURTHER STUDY, ON THE BASIS OF WHICH FUTURE DECISIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION WOULD BE TAKEN.

ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE PLAN MAY SUBMIT HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BEFORE DECEMBER 30.

REGISTRATION REVOKED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF BANK ING ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF HONGKEW CREDITS LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAK ING COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED TODAY AT ITS OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 31(2) OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE 1986.

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