XN000022-1992-03-19 — Page 4

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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1992

OF

HE

MORE SOPHISTICATED ONES WERE THE SALE OF GOODS AND CONTROL EXEMPTION CLAUSES WHICH AIMED TO AID THE INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER WHERE DID NOT ENJOY AN EQUAL BARGAINING POSITION AS THE SUPPLIER OF GOODS OR SERVICES.

"IN FUTURE,

EVENTUALLY,

ENSURE SAFETY GENERAL

WE SHALL ALSO HAVE LEGISLATION TO

PRODUCTS AND, CHILDREN STANDARDS FOR TOYS, CONSUMER GOODS," MR CHAU SAID.

HE SAID OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT, THE CONSUMER COUNCIL

| CHAMPION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS.

"IT

IS OPERATIONALLY GOVERNMENT," HE SAID.

HE

WAS THE

AUTONOMOUS

BUT IS FUNDED

BY THE

THE

GATHERING

THE PROBABLY MIGHT HAVE

SAID THE COUNCIL MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTION IN

AND CONSUMER EDUCATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, ENCOURAGEMENT OF GOOD COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, ALTHOUGH IT WAS THEIR WORK ON PRODUCT TESTING AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY THAT ATTRACTED GREATER PUBLIC ATTENTION.

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TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS FORGING AHEAD

* * * * *

THERE WILL BE MORE SPENDING ON TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE,

UPGRADING OF PUBLIC

FURTHER EXPANSION AND

BETTER MANAGEMENT OF ROAD USE IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR.

SERVICES

AND

TRANSPORT

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THIS WAS STATED BY THE

DRAFT LEUNG, TODAY (THURSDAY) IN HIS PRESENTATION OF THE

то 1992/93 ESTIMATES IN TRANSPORT PROGRAMME AREAS COMMITTEE.

MR

FOR

MICHAEL EXPENDITURE THE FINANCE

$4.26 BILLION WILL

BE

ABOUT "IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR,

EXISTING SPENT ON NEW ROADS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO AN INCREASE OF 65 PER CENT OVER EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR, " HE SAID.

REPRESENTING ROADS,

CURRENT INANCIAL

TO

THE AND THE

OF THIS SUM, $2.29 BILLION WILL BE SPENT ON TRANSPORT LINKS

EXPRESSWAY, LANTAU THE NEW AIRPORT WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE NORTH LANTAU FIXED CROSSING, ROUTE 3 FROM TSING YI TO WEST KOWLOON WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY.

UNDER THE HIGHWAYS $1.5 BILLION WILL BE SPENT ON OTHER ROADS

SECOND AP PROGRAMME SUCH AS BELCHER BAY LINK IN KENNEDY TOWN AND THE

$474 MILLION ON LEI CHAU BRIDGE, AND

ROADS UNDER THE NEW TOWNS WEST ACCESS ROAD AND PROGRAMME WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE TIN SHUI WAI WIDENING OF A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD.

EXPENDITURE

OF

IN

THE CURRENT

ON THE RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION

INCREASE FROM $100 MILLION WILL FINANCIAL YEAR TO $230 MILLION IN 1992/93.

EXISTING ROAD

/IN ADDITION