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MONDAY, AUGUST 5. 1991

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HK DELEGATION TO GUANGZHOU FOR WATER TALKS

THE

SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR KENNETH KWOK, WILL LEAD A DELEGATION TO GUANGZHOU LATER THIS WEEK то DISCUSS WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY THE POSSIBILITY OF SUPPLYING ADDITIONAL WATER TO HONG KONG.

THIS VISIT IS BEING MADE AT THE INVITATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL BUREAU OF WATER CONSERVANCY AND HYDRO-POWER, MR GUAN ZONGZHI.

THE HONG KONG TEAM WILL COMPRISE THE ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR WORKS (WORKS POLICY), MR PETER BERRY, AND THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR WONG KWOK-LAT.

THEY WILL LEAVE FOR GUANGZHOU ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 8) AND RETURN ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.

(MONDAY) CENT OF THE FULL

MEANWHILE, THE RESERVOIR STORAGE AS AT 9 AM TODAY STOOD AT 204.88 MILLION CURIC METRES OR 35 PER CAPACITY,

THIS COMPARED WITH 312.09 MILLION CUBIC METRES OR 53.2 PRR CENT AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

IN VIEW OF THE SLIGHTLY IMPROVED WATER STORAGE SITUATION, THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FULL, SUPPLY WOULD BE MAINTAINED UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF AUGUST WHEN A FURTHER REVIEW WOULD BE MADE.

IS TO BE IMPOSED, THE

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR

"IN THE EVENT THAT WATER RESTRICTION PUBLIC WILL BE GIVEN AT LEAST TWO WEEKS TO PREPARE, OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR HU MAN-SHIU, SAID.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION AND KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED."

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REVIEW OF BUILDING DENSITY AND HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON

THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANCY FIRM TO CARRY OUT A PLANNING STUDY TO REVIEW THE DENSITY AND HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON.

BUILDING

REVISED (CONTROL

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID AS A RESULT OF THE AIRPORT HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS MADE UNDER THE HONG KONG AIRPORT OF OBSTRUCTIONS) (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDER 1989 AND THE DECISION TO RELOCATE THE KAI TAK AIRPORT TO CHEK LAP KOK, IT WAS EXPECTED THAT SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTENSITIES COULD BE ACHIEVED FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON.

/"THE CONSULTANCY