XN000022-1987-03-27 — Page 3

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1987

THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, A GROUPING OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS EMPHASISING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS STUDIES AND PROVIDING POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND RESEARCH WORK, WILL BE LOCATED AT TAI PO TSAI, CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD, SAI KUNG ON THE 41 HECTARE SITE PREVIOUSLY RESERVED FOR KOHIMA BARRACKS.

THIS SITE CONTAINS ABOUT 16 HECTARES OF DEVELOPABLE LAND COMPRISING 38 SEPARATE PURPOSE DESIGNED AND READY FORMED PLATFORMS. ADDITIONAL LAND FOR EXPANSION PURPOSES HAS ALSO BEEN EARMARKED WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 14.5 HECTARES.

IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE CAMPUS WILL DEVELOP IN THREE PHASES. PHASE 1 IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMMODATE 1 500 TO 2 000 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS (FTE'S) WHILE PHASE I WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO 7 000 FTE'S. PHASE II WILL BRING THE CAMPUS UP TO ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF ABOUT 10 000 FTE'S.

SOUTH AFRICA RECOGNISES BN(0) PASSPORT

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WELCOMED THE RECOGNITION OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AND PASSPORT BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT.

MASTER PLAN FOR METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE PIPELINE

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A GOVERNMENT STEERING GROUP HAS BEEN SET UP TO PREPARE A MASTER PLAN FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

CALLED THE METROPOLITAN SUB-REGIONAL PLANNING STUDY, MR BARNES SAID IT WOULD GO MUCH FURTHER THAN OTHER PLANNING STUDIES FOR OTHER SUB-REGIONS.

+ IT NEEDS TO COVER NOT ONLY WHAT SHOULD BE DONE AND WHERE WE MIGHT DO IT BUT ALSO HOW AND IN BROAD TERMS WHEN, + HE TOLD A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SURVE YOKS (HONG KONG BRANCH) AND THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS.

/INITIALLY, WE