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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1989

FUNDING UNLIKELY FOR SOME YEARS

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AT LEAST, THE PHASE III

YEARS

0,

*THE

THE GOVERNMENT IS UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO FUND, FOR SOME

URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF TSEUNG KWAN SECRETARY FOR PLANNING. ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THIS WAS BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT NEEDED TO INVEST HEAVILY IN THE PORT, AIRPORT AND ELSEWHERE.

THE

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG ON WHEN GOVERNMENT WOULD IMPLEMENT PHASE III OF THE TSEUNG KWAN O DEVELOPMENT, MR BARNES SAID THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING ON ITSELF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF TIU KENG LENG COTTAGE AREA TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR SOME 40,000 PEOPLE.

HE ADDED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EASTERN SIDE OF KWAN O, INCLUDING AN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED WAS EXPECTED TO BE FUNDED FROM OTHER SOURCES.

TSEUNG AS IT

GOOD CONDUCT EXPECTED OF UK IMMIGRATION STAFF

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THE UK AUTHORITIES HAVE POINTED OUT THAT BRITISH IMMIGRATION TO OBSERVE THE OFFICERS AND HEALTH AUTHORITY PERSONNEL ARE EXPECTED

PUBLIC. HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CONDUCT WHEN DEALING WITH THE TRAVELLING

SECURITY. SECRETARY FOR

THE THE

GEOFFREY HON

BARNES. TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HON SELINA HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE

CHOW. WHO ADMINISTRATION

IN HAD TAKEN

RESPONSE то A ASKED WHAT ACTION THE

ROUGH HANDLING OF HONG KONG RECENT PRESS REPORT REGARDING ALLEGED STUDENTS ENTERING THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH GATWICK AIRPORT.

MR BARNES SAID

THAT NO COMPLAINT

ΤΟ RELATING THE UK AUTHORITIES HAD INCIDENT HAD BEEN RECEIVED. AND THAT ANY SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS WERE INVESTIGATED,

THE ALLEGED EMPHASISED

THAT OUT

HE POINTED

AS A RESULT OF AN HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. A NEWSPAPER REPORT. IT HAD BEEN ASSURED THAT:

BY APPROACH FEW DAYS AFTER

THE

THE

-

THE UK DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WAS REVIEWING STAFFING LEVELS GATWICK TO REDUCE THE WAITING TIME: AND

AT

IMMIGRATION

CONTROL

AND HEALTH UNIT

TIMES WAITING

WERE

ALREADY MUCH LESS THAN THEY WERE IN SEPTEMBER

MR BARNES