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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1987
SIR DAVID SAID THE STUDY WOULD DRAW ON
AND PUT TOGETHER ALL THE WORK WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ON HARBOUR, AIRPORT AND ROAD DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED BY THE LATE SUMMER OR 1989, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO TAKE SOME FUNDAMENTAL DECISIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORY.
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SIR DAVID SAID CLEARLY THE RESOURCES FOR THESE DEVELOPMENTS WOULD BE VERY LARGE.
DEMANDS ON
"AT THE BAMB TIME WE SHALL HAVE TO MEET CONTINUING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL AND FOR OTHER SUBSTANTIAL PROJECTS, SUCH AS NEW HOSPITALS.
"IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO SEEK MORE PRIVATE INVOLVEMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY IN DEVELOPING SUITABLE PARTS
OUR OF
ECONOMIC
INFRASTRUCTURE,
HE ADDED.
HE SAID ALL OF THIS MEANT THAT THE CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION OF THE MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WOULD BECOME EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.
"WE ARB LOOKING URGENTLY AT THE FORM OF GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THIS TASK," HE ADDED.
LOOKING AHEAD TO BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM
ΤΟ SPEND
THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING
$5 BILLION ON HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THOUGHT, PLANNING DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S
IN RECENT DECADES, HE SAID, A GREAT DEAL OF
PUT INTO THE AND INVESTMENT HAD BEEN TRANSPORT NETWORK.
"WE NOW HAVE A PUBLIC
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TRANSPORT SYSTEM
WHICH, IN TERM9 OF MANY OTHER LARGB FOR TRANSPORT
VARIETY AND FLEXIBILITY, MIGHT WELL BE THE ENVY OF CITIES, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE GROWTH IN THE DEMAND NEVER CEASED.
DISTANCE 12 PER CENT 16.5 MILLION
"FOR INSTANCE, BETWEEN 1982 AND 1986, THE TOTAL DAILY TRAVELLED BY ALL VEHICLES IN THE TERRITORY INCREASED BY JUST UNDER FROM JUST OVER 14.5 MILLION KILOMETRES KILOMETRES.
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