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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992

"THE

ADMINISTRATION APPRECIATES THESE CONCERNS AND IS

STUDYING THE MATTER.

FURTHER

CONCEPT CLOSELY

HE

"IN VIEW OF ITS COMPENSATION IMPLICATIONS, THE GENERAL OF AMORTISING UNDERSIRABLE NON-CONFIRMING USES IS ALSO BEING EXAMINED BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND BETTERMENT," SAID.

OF

THE ON

NEED FOR AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY

PROPOSALS OF THE

DOCUMENT, IN THE

MR BARNES CONTAINED

EXPRESSED DOUBT IF IT IS

IMPACT ANALYSIS POSSIBLE TO CARRY OUT A MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC PROPOSED CHANGES IN STATUTORY PLANNING PROCEDURES, WHICH BY THEMSELVES WOULD NOT CONFER OR RESTRICT SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.

"IT

ONLY

WERE BE WHEN STATUTORY PLANS WOULD

DRAWN UP FOR

DISTRICTS THAT

ANY THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PARTICULAR

PLANNING OR CONTROL PROPOSALS COULD BE DEVELOPMENT

READILY ASSESSED REALISTICALLY," HE SAID.

BARNES MR

AND

AND

BETTERMENT

A REPORT

IS

SAID THE ISSUE OF COMPENSATION STILL BEING CLOSELY EXAMINED BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AND WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR AROUND MID-MARCH.

ON THE EXPERTISE OF THE PLANNING BOARD TO CONSIDER THE DESIGN ASPECTS

GOVERNMENT DID OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS, MR BARNES SAID THE

THE BOARD WITH ENSURE THAT THERE IS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF OPINION IN ARCHITECTS BEING CONSISTENTLY APPOINTED TO ITS MEMBERSHIP.

THE "WHEREVER

AS BOARD INTENDS TO DESIGNATE AN ARBA

SPECIAL

IT

BOTH WILL PUBLISH ITS INTENTIONS AREA, DESIGN

INITIAL THE IN ZONING PLAN FOR PLANNING

AND IN THE DRAFT STATUTORY OUTLINE STUDY PUBLIC COMMENT AND OBJECTIONS.

CAN "IT

UP HE SAID.

ITS

PRACTICK

ALSO APPOINT A SUB-COMMITTEE TO HELP IT MAKE COLLECTIVE MIND ON DESIGN ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS,

POINTED

"

MR

THE BARNES

OUT THAT IT WAS ALREADY

TO HEUNG CONSULT WITH VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS DISTRICT BOARDS, THE

OF PREPARING YEE KUK AND OTHER INTERESTED BODIES DURING THE COURSE THESE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.

THE "BUT

ON

POLICY

POINT IS THAT THE FORM OF CONSULTATION SHOULD BE TAILORED TO THE TYPE OF PROPOSALS BEING MADE AND A STATUTORY

HE SAID. SYSTEM WILL NEED RATHER THAN HELP THESE ENDS,"

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