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THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1989

MR LAN PRAISED THE AREA COMMITTEES FOR THEIR IMPORTANT ROLE IMPROVING THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN SHAM SHUI PO,

IN

GIVEN

GOVERNMENT

IN SHAM SHUI PO COMMITTEES

HAVE VALUABLE ADVICE ON CONCERNED

AREAS THEIR

80 AS TO IMPROVE

"OVER THE YEARS, THE AREA THE

DEPARTMENTS RESOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN RESIDENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE.

TOLD THE

"I AM CONVINCED THAT WITH YOUR CONCERTED EFFORTS, THE PROBLEMS

LAN I HAVE JUST MENTIONED WOULD BE RESOLVED GRADUALLY," MR GATHERING.

CONSULTATION PERIOD ON LOCAL CRAFT REVIEW EXTENDED

* *

ON THE BROAD

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO STILL WISH TO COMMENT PRINCIPLES PROPOSED IN THE MARINE DEPARTMENT'S CONSULTATIVE THE "LOCAL CRAFT REVIEW", NOW HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 1 TO RESPOND.

DOCUMENT,

DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE

(THURSDAY) THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT THE VOLUME OF RESPONSE TO THE DOCUMENT AND

HAD SHOWN HAD BEEN MOST ENCOURAGING AND MANY CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS BEEN RECEIVED.

HE SAID THAT THE ORIGINAL DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF VIEWS TODAY, JUNE 15.

WAS

INDIVIDUALS IN THE LOCAL

OPINIONS, VALUE

HAVE INDICATED PROPOSALS BEFORE MAKING

"HOWEVER, SEVERAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MARINE INDUSTRY, FROM WHOM WE WOULD THAT THEY NEED A LONGER PERIOD TO STUDY THE THEIR SUBMISSIONS.

"IT HAS THEREFORE BEEN DECIDED TO WEEKS TO COMPLETE THEIR RESPONSE.

ALLOW THEM A FURTHER SIX

THE

ADDITIONAL OFMARINE,

"OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES CAN ALSO MAKE USE OF TIME TO PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE DIALOGUE WITH THE WOULD NOT END AT THE NEW CLOSURE DATE OF AUGUST 1.

COMMUNITY

"THE LOCAL MARINE INDUSTRY WILL STILL BE INVITED TO COMMENT THE FINER DETAILS THROUGHOUT THE PREPARATION PROCESS OF LAW DRAFTING, HE STRESSED.

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