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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988

....

INTENT ARE OTHER COUNTRIES

IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IF ALL OUR PROFESSIONS OF TO MEAN ANYTHING, WE CANNOT, AS PERHAPS WE AND MOST HAVE DONE IN THE

ALLOW EXPENDITURE AND LAND ALLOCATION IN RESIDUAL PLACE AFTER WE SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ONLY A HAVE PROVIDED FOR OUR ECONOMIC AND OTHER SOCIAL NEEDS," HE SAID.

PAST,

AFFLUENCE "WE HAVE WATCHED YEAR AFTER YEAR THE INCREASE OF

OF AND WATER OUR SOCIETY MARCHING IN PARALLEL WITH A DECLINE OF OUR AIR

WE COULD SOMEHOW AND GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, ASSUMING THAT

HAD

OUR FINISHED

ECONOMIC CATCH UP ON THESE STANDARDS WHEN WE SOCIAL PROGRAMMES.

AND

"OF COURSE IN REALITY WE WILL NEVER FINISH THESE PROGRAMMES,

DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES AND WE HAVE TO ACCEPT IN OUR PLANNING AND THAT THE PRESERVATION OF THE HONG KONG ENVIRONMENT HAS TO BE GIVEN EQUAL PLACE WITH THEM, MR BARNES SAID.

F

AN

"IN SOME CASES,

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AS IN CRITICAL LAND ALLOCATIONS, IT TO BE GIVEN PRIORITY, HE ADDED.

WILL NEED

MONEY INTO

"FOR IT IS NO USE PUTTING ALL OUR TIME, EFFORT AND

END PLANNING OUR FUTURE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, IF AT THE

ENVIRONMENT THAT NOBODY WANTS TO OF THE DAY, WE FINISH UP WITH AN LIVE OR WORK IN OR WHICH MAKES THEM ILL," MR BARNES SAID.

DEVELOPMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS INTERDEPENDENT

THE

MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

AND

EVERY CORNER

REVIEW OF OF THE

THE

ENVIRONMENTAL TOWN PLANNING

AND TERRITORY

ARE

PLANS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION AND THE

ORDINANCE COVER VIRTUALLY TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER TO PRODUCE BEST RESULTS.

THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), IN THE RESUMED POLICY DEBATE.

"FOR INSTANCE, THE PORT AREA AND THE METROPLAN AREA OVERLAP, AND ARE IN SOME CASES COMPETITORS FOR LAND, MR BARNES SAID.

--

"THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRPORT WOULD PROVIDE THE LARGEST SINGLE

FOR LAND OPPORTUNITY

FORMATION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE KOWLOON OTHER USES, ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, HOUSING AND AS WELL AS PROVIDING ONE MAJOR OPTION FOR PORT DEVELOPMENT.”

MR BARNES SAID THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS) STUDIES WERE PROGRESSING VERY WELL AND WERE ON SCHEDULE,

/"IN THE

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