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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1991

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22ND SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION MEETING TODAY

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THE 22ND MEETING OF THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION ON MARCH 20, 1991.

WAS HELD

THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT THE LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME FOR THE 1991/92 FINANCIAL YEAR SHOULD AMOUNT TO 81 HECTARES.

COMMERCIAL,

FOR HOME

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES 22 HECTARES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; 19 HECTARES OWNERSHIP SCHEME, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME, HONG HOUSING SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND VILLAGE HOUSING; 17 HECTARES PUBLIC UTILITIES, EDUCATIONAL, WELFARE, RELIGIOUS, RECREATIONAL OTHER USES; AND 23 HECTARES AS SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.

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THE TWO SIDES ALSO AGREED TO SET ASIDE FIVE HECTARES OF LAND

IN A SUPPLEMENTARY LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME.

THE LAND COMMISSION WILL DECIDE DURING THE YEAR ON THE AMOUNT OF LAND TO BE RELEASED FROM THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMME IN THE LIGHT OF DEMAND.

HONG KONG REPORT TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

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AN UPDATE TO HONG KONG'S THIRD REPORT TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE WILL BE TABLED AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEXT WEDNESDAY (MARCH 27).

THE UPDATE COVERS THE MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED IN HONG KONG TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE RIGHTS RECOGNISED IN THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS AND ON THE PROGRESS MADE SINCE THE SUBMISSION OF THE THIRD REPORT ON THE UNITED KINGDOM AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES IN OCTOBER 1989.

"THE UNITED KINGDOM SUBMITTED THE UPDATED REPORT ON HONG KONG TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE LAST FRIDAY (MARCH 15)," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE SPOKESMAN SAID ENGLISH AND CHINESE COPIES OF THE UPDATED REPORT HAVE BEEN PLACED AT ALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MARKETING OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AT THE FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, BATTERY PATH, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

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