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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1987

CALLED

HONG

AS KONG KEEP

AN WHERE CHINESE WAS THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIUM

то HE

ON THE GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL ORIENTED AND BILINGUAL SOCIETY LOCAL "LINGUA FRANCA" AND ENGLISH THE PRINCIPAL OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE WORLD.

MR CHEONG-LEEN

TURNING TO REDEVELOPING THR OLDER URBAN AREAS,

LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SAID HE WELCOMED THE SETTING UP OF THE

URBAN WELL DEFINED

RENEWAL PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC AND CO-OPERATION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

IN

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS A NON-PROFIT MAKING BODY, THE LAND

EQUITABLE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WOULD HAVE TO WORK OUT FAIR AND FOR THOSE AFFECTED, AS WELL AS ACCEPTABLE REHOUSING TENANTS AND OWNERS DISPLACED BY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR

THE PROCEDURES

HF

ADEQUATE CHECKS AND BALANCES SHOULD BE PART OF TO ENSURE THAT THE CORPORATION DID NOT ABUSE ITS EXTENSIVE POWERS, STRESSED.

AMONG OTHER WITH PLAN, INCLUDING A BETWEEN CENTRAL DISTRICT DETAILED

FORWARD

ΤΟ METROPLAN COMING "I LOOK ASPECTS A COMPREHENSIVE AND REALISTIC DEVELOPMENT LIST OF PRIORITIES FOR RECLAMATION PROJECTS, SUCH AS

WITH POINTERS FOR MORE AND WAN CHAI DISTRICTS, PLANNING AND URBAN RENEWAL," HE SAID.

UP

OVER THE DETERIORATING MR CHEONG-LEEN ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN

OF THE OLDER DISTRICTS, T'IR URBAN SEWAGE SYSTEM. HE SAID IN MANY

BY TOO MANY BLOCKING OR OVERSPILI. OF THE SEWAGE SYSTEM OFTEN CAUSED

BUILDINGS. WAS ONE OF RESTAURANTS BEING CONCENTRATED IN ONE OR TWO

AMONG MOST COMMON CAUSES

AND FRUSTRATION OF COMPLAINT MULTI-STOREY BUILDING RESIDENTS.

THE

IT WAD PARTICULAR ON THE

ON THE SUBJECT OF SOCIAL SECURITY, MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID HEARTENING TO HEAR THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAD BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CONCERN EXPRESSED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORA WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY AND THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF RETIRED PERSONS.

IN ORDER TO WIN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR WORKING POPULATION, PUBLIC HR URGED GOVERNMENT TO ACTIVELY MAINTAIN ITS DIALOGUE WITH THE AND CLARIFY EVEN FURTHER WHY IN ITS VIEW A CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND NOT SUITABLE FOR THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.

WAS

CAREFUL REVIEW MR CHEONG-LEEN ALSO ASKED FOR A

OF THE "FALSE HR SECTION 27 NEWS" PROVISION IN

ORDER ORDINANCE. OF THE PUBLIC

AS IT QUESTIONED IF IT WAS STILL WORTHWHILE RETAINING THE PROVISION,

HAD RECEIVED WAS AT PRESENT WORDED, IN HONG KONG'S LEGISLATION AS IT HEAVY CRITICISM BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

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