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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1990

DECISION SOON ON RELOCATION OF OIL DEPOT AT NGA YING CHAU

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A FIRM DECISION ON THE RELOCATION OF THE OIL

DEPOT OF CHINA BE MADE EARLY NEXT RESOURCES COMPANY (CRC) AT NGA YING CHAU COULD

AND LANDS, THE YEAR, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT HON CLIVE OXLEY, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON RONALD CHOW,

ON MR OXLEY SAID DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMPANY

RELOCATION WERE SUSPENDED DUE TO THE

VARIOUS FACTORS INCLUDING

PROPOSED UNCERTAINTIES OVER THE AVAILABILITY OF THE

RELOCATION SITE STUDIES AND OF AS A RESULT OF PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THE PLANNING FOR THE ROUTE 3 CONNECTION.

"THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RELOCATION SITE HAS STILL NOT BEEN CONCLUSIVELY RESOLVED PENDING COMPLETION OF THE CONTAINER TERMINAL STUDY, MR OXLEY SAID.

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AND "HOWEVER, THE INDICATIONS ARE PROMISING CAN POSSIBLY BE MADE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

A FIRM DECISION

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AS A MR OXLEY POINTED OUT THAT THE OIL DEPOT WAS NOT REGARDED

STORE OR HANDLE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INSTALLATION SINCE IT DID NOT LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.

STUDY,

THE

CONSULTANT DEPOT SINCE

ASSESSMENT "IN THE 1989 TSING YI RISK NEVERTHELESS RECOMMENDED THE EVENTUAL REMOVAL OF THE OIL IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH NEARBY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT," HE SAID.

DEPOT IS ARE INSUFFICIENT

"HOWEVER, SINCE THE DESIRABILITY OF REMOVING THE OIL

THERE GROUNDS, BASED ON PLANNING, AND NOT ON RISK GROUNDS FOR GOVERNMENT TO FORCE CRC TO RELOCATE.'

THE DEPOT

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WAS

SITE AT NGA

CHAU YING PLAN FROM "INDUSTRIAL"

MR OXLEY ADDED THAT REZONED IN THE DRAFT TSING YI OUTLINE ZONING TO "COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA",

HE BELIEVED THIS SHOULD PROVIDE AN ENHANCED INCENTIVE TO RELOCATE ITS DEPOT AND REDEVELOP THE SITE.

FOR CRC

WAYS TO HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS, AND REDUCE FAMILY TRAGEDIES

CONCERNED,

REDUCE

EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS BY THE INDIVIDUALS

A CARING AND BY

COMMUNITY, COUPLED WITH TIMELY INTERVENTION BY

HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS, CAN FAMILY TRAGEDIES.

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON IAN THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON ROSANNA TAM.

STRACHAN,

SAID WRITTEN REPLY

/HOWEVER, MR