XN000022-1988-07-14 — Page 18

THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1988

17

MEASURES TO MEET CONTAINER PARKING NEEDS

PLANS ARE IN HAND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LAND FOR CONTAINER VEHICLE PARKING AND REPAIR AS WELL AS CONTAINER STORAGE IN BOTH THE SHORT AND LONG TERMS, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR CANICE MAK, SAID AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY).

MR MAK ALSO ANNOUNCED THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY A KWAI TSING

WORKING GROUP.

GOVERNMENT '9 DECISION ON THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTER

HE SAID WHILE THE WORKING GROUP LOOKED INTO THE IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTAINER BACKUP FACILITIES CONTAINER PORT AREA, THE LONG-TERM REQUIREMENTS BY CONSULTANTS AS PART OF THE PORT AND AIRPORT STUDY.

IN THE KWAI THING WERE BEING EXAMINED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

THE WORKING GROUP CHAIRED BY THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, WAS SET UP IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.

-

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKING GROUP WAS TO LOOK AT THE EXISTING LAND STOCK WITHIN KWAI TSING AND TSUEN WAN

THE CONTAINER PORT AREA AND COME TO A VIEW ON THE SHORT TERM SUPPLY AND DEMAND POSITION. THE INTENTION WAS TO GIVE THE TRADE AN IDEA OF LAND AVAILABILITY WITHIN THE DISTRICT OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

B

THE WORKING GROUP HAS ALSO MADE A NUMBER OF AIMED TO IMPROVE THE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF BACKUP THE CONTAINER PORT AREA.

RECOMMENDATIONS FACILITIES AT

MR MAK SAID THAT IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, IN VIEW OF THE COMPETING DEMAND FOR LAND USE FROM OTHER PROJECTS IN THE PORT AREA, THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED IT IMPORTANT ΤΟ AT LEAST MAINTAIN THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF LAND USED FOR THE CONTAINER TRADE IN THE SHORT TERM.

"AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF THE LAND AVAILABLE IN THE KWAI THING AREA OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS WOULD BE ALLOCATED FOR CONTAINER VERICLI PARKING. THE REMAINING ONE-THIRD WOULD BE FOR CONTAINER STORAGE," BE SAID.

"IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF CONTAINER VEHICLE PARKING, THE GOVERNMENT WILL INCLUDE A PRICE CONTROL CLAUSE IN THE LEASE CONDITIONS OF NEW SHORT-TERM TENANCT SITES FOR CONTAINER VEHICLE PARKING.

"THIS CLAUSE WILL EMPOWER THE

COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TO VETO INCREASES IN PARKING CHARGES IF HE FINDS THAT THE INCREASE IS UNREASONABLY HIGH AND WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE UTILISATION OF THE SPACES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD.

"THE CONTAINER