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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1987

"THIS IS NECESSARY BECAUSE DOUBTS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPRESSED AS TO THE VALIDITY OF THE ZONING OF OTHER USES (COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREA), MR BARNES SAID.

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"THE OU (CRA) ZONING IS USED TO ENCOURAGE COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT OF A WHOLE AREA, OFTEN DILAPIDATED, DOWN AREA.

"THE RESULTING DEVELOPMENT IS GENERALLY BETTER ENVIRONMENTALLY, AND BETTER SERVED WITH COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACES, BECAUSE IT IS PLANNED COMPREHENSIVELY AND CONSTRUCTED AS A WHOLE, HE ADDED.

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SINCE THE OU(CRA) ZONING STARTED TO BE USED IN 1976, 43 COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREAS HAVE BEEN SO ZONED. SIX HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED, 10 UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND 27 YET TO BE DEVELOPED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

LEVELS OF COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES REVISED

LEVELS OF COMPENSATION SPECIFIED UNDER VARIOUS SECTIONS OF EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE WILL BE REVISED AND UPDATED UNDER RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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SINCE JANUARY THE PRESENT LEVELS HAD BEEN IN FORCE

1986, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND SO A FURTHER REVISION WAS NOW DUE, AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE, SAID IN INTRODUCING THE RESOLUTION.

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ADJUST THEIR RATES OF LEVELS OF COMPENSATION

"TO GIVE INSURERS SUFFICIENT TIME PREMIUM, IT IS PROPOSED TO BRING THE REVISED INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 1988,' HE SAID.

WORKMEN'S

CUSTOMARILY REVISED OF THE 1978 COMPENSATION

WERE MR BRIDGE EXPLAINED THAT THE LEVELS EVERY TWO YEARS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS WORKING PARTY WHICH REVIEWED THE THEN ORDINANCE.

WOULD HAVE INCREASED BY HE SAID IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT WAGES

31 THIS ABOUT 15.5 PER CENT BETWEEN JANUARY 1 LAST YEAR AND DECEMBER YEAR.

/MR BRIDGE