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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987

"THE TIMING OF THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN HAS RECENTLY BEEN REVIEWED, AND IT IS NOW INTENDED TO BRING FORWARD A START ON FURTHER RECLAMATION WORK TO NEXT YEAR.

"THIS WILL INCREASE THE OVERALL SUPPLY OF LAND, INCLUDING THE SUPPLY OF LAND FOR HOUSING, IN THE EARLY 1990'S,"

MR ASPREY ADDED: "LOOKING SLIGHTLY FURTHER AHEAD, PROPOSED MAJOR HARBOUR RECLAMATIONS AT GREEN ISLAND AND WEST KOWLOON, FOR WHICH DETAILED FEASIBILITY STUDIES ARE NOW BEING CONDUCTED, SHOULD MAKE SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL AREAS OF LAND AVAILABLE IN THE MID TO LATE 1990'S.

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HE SAID THE TOTAL PROJECTED LAND REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING, HOS AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME PROJECTS IN THE 10 YEARS UP TO 1996 WAS 280 HECTARES, WHICH INCLUDED A 15 PER CENT SAFETY MARGIN.

COURSES ASSIST STUDENTS IN USE OF CHINESE IN LAW

STEPS BEING TAKEN TO TRAIN FUTURE LAW GRADUATES SO THAT THEY WOULD BE PROFICIENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE OUTLINED ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BY THE

RECENTLY

COURSES

MR THOMAS TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT STEPS HAD BREN TAKEN BY TWO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ΤΟ PROVIDE DESIGNED TO ASSIST LAW STUDENTS TO BECOME PROFICIENT IN THE USR OF CHINESE.

HE WAS RESPONDING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN WHO ASKED WHAT MEASURES WERE BEING TAKEN TO TRAIN A NEW BREED OF LEGALLY QUALIFIED PERSONS PROFICIENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE TO MEET HONG KONG'S FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.

MR THOMAS REPLIED: "FIRST, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONO, THROUGH ITS FACULTY OF LAW, HAS INTRODUCED THIS ACADEMIC YEAR A NEW COURSE ON THE USE OF CHINESE IN LAW' IN ITS LL.B CURRICULUM, WITH A VIEW TO ENABLING FUTURE LAW GRADUATES ΤΟ COMPREHEND THE CHINESE VERSIONS OF LEGISLATION AND TO GIVE ADVICE TO CLIENTS AND DRAFT SIMPLE LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN CHINESE.

/"SECONDLY, THE