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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990

THEIR

WE IN HONG FORSAKE OUR

"FAMILIES WHICH CAN DO SO WILL WISH TO CONTINUE TO PLAY PART IN GIVING ALL POSSIBLE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. KONG APPRECIATE WELFARE SERVICES BUT WE MUST NEVER EVER PROUD TRADITION OF THE FAMILY," SHE SAID.

AS

SAID

THERE

HAD BEEN

YU REHABILITATION, MRS REGARDS SUGGESTIONS FOR A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR ADMISSION OF THE

THE SHE SAID MENTALLY HANDICAPPED TO SHELTERED WORKSHOP.

IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GREEN WOULD

REHABILITATION.

PROPOSAL

PAPER

ON

BE CONSIDERED

"A WORKING PARTY WILL BE SET UP EARLY NEXT YEAR WITH A VIEW

SHE SAID. ISSUING A GREEN PAPER IN 1992 FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION,

ΤΟ

++

TOWN PLANNING LEGISLATION ESSENTIAL FOR PROPER RURAL PLANNING: BARNES

* *

THE PURPOSE OF TOWN PLANNING LEGISLATION IS ΤΟ INTRODUCE PROPER PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT IN THE RURAL AREAS BY EXTENDING STATUTORY PLANNING JURISDICTION TO COVER THE WHOLE TERRITORY, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, SAID.

SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ON THE MEMBERS' MOTION OF THANKS, MR BARNES SAID ANY RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT HAD TO TRY TO PROVIDE SOME RATIONAL MEANS OF CONTROL, AND "THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 IS ABOUT JUST THAT".

WEDNESDAY.

THE BILL WAS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL NEXT

THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALREADY CARRYING OUT AN OVERALL REVISION OF THE EXISTING TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE AND A CONSULTATION DOCUMENT WOULD BE PUBLISHED EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

1992,

THE REVISED ORDINANCE WAS NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENACTED BEFORE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 WOULD BE SUBSUMED IN OR REPLACED BY THE REVISED ORDINANCE.

AFTER ITS GAZETTAL IN JULY THIS YEAR, THE AMENDMENT BILL HAD AROUSED SUPPORT IN SOME SECTORS AND OPPOSITION IN

MR OTHERS,

OF BARNES ADDED, AND IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO ATTEMPT TO ANSWER SOME THE MAIN QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT IT.

THE SITUATION IN NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES HAD BECOME SUCH THAT IF THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT MOVE FASTER TO INSTITUTE PLANNING CONTROLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THAN IT WAS IN A POSITION TO MOVE IN RESPECT OF THE REVISION OF THE WHOLE ORDINANCE, "THE MIXED PATTERN

USES LAND

IN MANY

NEW AREAS OF THE RURAL

TERRITORIES VIRTUALLY INCAPABLE OF FUTURE PLANNING AND ORDER".

OF

WOULD

BE

/A RECENT