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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1989

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ALSO.

THERE ARE OBVIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS IN LOCATING THE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AND REFUSE TRANSFER STATION UNDERGROUND. AN EARLY START COULD BE MADE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKS.

DEPARTMENT

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES CHAI WAN WILL ALSO RELEASE LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL USES.

STORE IN

BE

AS FOR THE STORAGE OF OIL AND GAS, IT IS CHEAPER TO CONSTRUCT

A CAVERN FACILITY. AND OPERATE

VALUABLE WATERFRONT LAND CAN

HAZARD RELEASED FOR POTENTIAL USES WHILE A REDUCTION OF THE POTENTIAL IS ACHIEVED WITH THE CAVERN OPTION.

THE STUDY ALSO EXAMINED THE PROVISION OF CONTAINER PORT

THE BACK-UP FACILITIES.

PROVISION

FREIGHT OF A CONTAINER

STATION, TRACTOR AND TRAILER PARK AND EMPTY CONTAINER STORAGE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND ADJACENT TO A CONTAINER TERMINAL WOULD BE BENEFICIAL BACH OTHER.

INSTITUTION PRESERVE THE

THE PROVISION OF COMMERCIAL/GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITY IN QUARRY BAY WOULD HELP TO BRAEMAR HILL GREEN BELT ZONE ABOVE.

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CURRENT

DR PRYOR SAID THE GOVERNMENT VIEWED THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY WITH CONSIDERABLE OPTIMISM AND WAS NOW CONSIDERING WHICH OF SCHEMES COULD BE TAKEN FORWARD TO THE DETAILED FEASIBILITY STAGE.

"THE GOVERNMENT WILL WELCOME

SPUN THE

INITIATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE

SECTOR, HE SAID.

"TO ASSIST, A DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE WILL RE PREPARED TO

BASIS FOR DETAILED PROVIDE A

TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS AS AND WHEN PRIVATE DEVELOPERS APPROACH THE GOVERNMENT WITH SPECIFIC PROPOSALS.

FEES PAYABLE TO TRAVEL AGENTS REGISTRAR REVISEL

THE GOVERNMENT HAS AMENDED EXISTING REGULATIONS TO REVISE THE VARIOUS FEES PAYABLE TO THE REGISTRAR OF TRAVEL AGENTS IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATIONS FOR A TRAVEL AGENT'S LICENCE AND RELATED MATTERS.

1989, PUBLISHED IN

THE TRAVEL AGENTS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY), REVISE THE FEES AS PRESCRIBED IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE TRAVEL AGENTS REGULATIONS.

IN

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE FEES, WHICH WERE INTRODUCED 1986, HAD BEEN REVISED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INFLATION AND THE INCREASED COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES.

THE FEE FOR AN APPLICATION FOR A TRAVEL AGENT'S LICENCE HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM $300 TO $340.

/THE FEE