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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989

"COPIES OF A REVELANT BACKGROUND PAPER AND INVITATION WELFARE DISTRICT OFFICES AND ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL SOCIAL OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION,

H

LEAFLETS DISTRICT

HE SAID.

INSTITUTIONS, CONCERNED GROUPS.

INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS AND 80

BODIES, ACADEMIC BOARDS AS WELL AS TRADE AND ALSO INVITED TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

DISTRICT ON ARE

UNIT. HEADED A SPECIAL DUTIES

BY A PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WORK OFFICER, HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS TO SERVICE A WORKING PARTY THAT IS TO BE FORMED.

1989-90 SESSION OF THE TIME то TAKE WELFARE POLICIES THE COMMUNITY

IN HIS ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT IT WAS NOW STOCK OF THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND SERVICES TO MEET THE SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE 1979 WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE.

NEEDS AND

EXPECTATIONS

OF

HAS

TO

AND WELFARE IN THIS CONNECTION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH

TO CHAIR A WORKING ASKED THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE

PARTY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAUNCH A REVIEW OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES

CONTINUE TO SUBVENTED SECTOR TO MAKE SURE THE POLICIES AND STANDARDS MEET THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.

PRIVATE DEVELOPERS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN ROCK CAVERN PROJECTS

IN

TAKE PART THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENCOURAGE PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO THE ROCK CAVERN PROJECTS WHICH ARK OF

BENEFIT. PUBLIC SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS. MR GRAHAM BARNES, TODAY (FRIDAY).

TE

SAID

IN HIS ADDRESS TO A SEMINAR ON ROCK CAVERNS QIYGANISED BY THE

MR BARNES INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY.

SAID THE PROJECTS COULD ALSO BE LOOKED UPON AS A NEW SOLUTION TO OUR OLDEST AND MOST FAMILIAR PROBLEM, THE LAND SHORTAGE IN METROPOLITAN HONG KONG.

AROUND "WE CAN ALL SEE THAT MUCH OF THE AREA

THE HARBOUR IS HEAVILY CONGESTED. DISTRICTS WITH EXCESSIVE BUILDING DILAPIDATED LIVING CONDITIONS AND

OF ESSENTIAL AMENITIES ARE

COMMONPLACE," HE SAID.

DENSITY.

LACK

"MANY INDUSTRIAL AREAS ARE HIGHLY CONGESTED AND SOME CREATE TS UNPLEASANT NUISANCES FOR RESIDENTS OF NEARBY AREAS. THE ROOT CAUSE A SHORTAGE OF LAND.

MADE "TRADITIONALLY IN HONG KONG WE HAVE ALWAYS

UP FOR LAND PARTS SHORTAGE BY BUILDING HIGHER AND RECLAIMING FROM THE SEA. BUT IN OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA WE CANNOT BUILD HIGHER AND WE CANNOT RECLAIM.

/"THE FINAL

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