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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1989

THE IMPACT OF THE "ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO ASSESS

THE PROPERTY MARKET, MEMBERS SHARE THE RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA ON

THAT A FREEZE ON THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION'S VIEW

FOR DENSITY IS NECESSARY UNTIL A COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING STRATEGY

HE NOTED. METROPOLITAN AREA IS FORMULATED BY THE METROPLAN,

"

THE

ON

THAT THE BILL WOULD EXPIRE WAS INTENTION THE PRESENT

LEGISLATIVE DECEMBER 31, 1990, UNLESS EXTENDED BY A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL, MR CHENG SAID.

HE ADDED THAT MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC GROUP

ON AHR

THE THE RELAXED POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF REPLACEMENT AIRPORT.

HAD QUESTIONED THE PATH OF THE FLIGHT

"THE ADMINISTRATION REVIEW OF AHR IS DONE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT

HAS

AS A STUDY,

MEMBERS THAT ALTHOUGH

THE PORT AND EXERCISE FROM FROM THE LOCATIONS THE RELAXATION OF AHR SHORTLISTED REPLACEMENT AIRPORTS, FROM THE REVIEW WILL NOT CAUSE OBSTACLE PROBLEMS TO THE NEW MR CHENG NOTED.

ASSURED SEPARATE JUDGING

THE

OF RESULTING AIRPORT,

THE

T

TERRITORIAL RAIL STRATEGY STUDY PLANNED

* * * *

ΤΟ YEAR

LEUNG, TOLD THE RAIL TERRITORIAL

ASSESS THE RAIL

THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY} THAT A STRATEGY STUDY WILL BE CARRIED OUT PROJECTS PROPOSED BY THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY (CTS-2).

THIS

SPEAKING IN THE DEBATE ON THE GREEN PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY, ALSO INCLUDE MR LEUNG SAID THE STUDY WOULD

THE POSSIBILITY OF A FREIGHT LINE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.

INTEREST MR LEUNG SAID THAT CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC THE RAIL PROPOSALS.

WAS

SHOWN

ON

WHETHER THE NORTHWEST URBAN RAIL LINK SHOULD TERMINATE IN TERRITORIAL LONG OR TUEN MUN WOULD BE ONE OF THE SUBJECTS OF A

YUEN

RAIL

STRATEGY STUDY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR RESPECTIVE ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY AND FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY.

LINK TO SERVE

A LINK

WAS

REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DEDICATED RAIL THE FUTURE AIRPORT, MR LEUNG SAID THE FEASIBILITY OF SUCH NOW BEING EXAMINED IN PADS,

ON

OF

THE IMPORTANCE

EFFECTIVE CO-ORDINATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, MR LEUNG SAID: "NOT ONLY WOULD UNFETTERED COMPETITION AUD TO CONGESTION IN AREAS OF HIGH DEMAND, THE RESULTANT WASTEFUL USE OF RESOURCES IS LIABLE TO START A VICIOUS CIRCLE LEADING EVENTUALLY TO HIGHER FARES ON ALL MODES, FEWER CHOICE AND INADEQUATE SERVICES FOR THE LESS POPULATED AREAS.

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