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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992

BEEN

"DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 1992, EIGHT PERSONS HAVE ARRESTED FOR ROBBERIES INVOLVING GENUINE FIREARMS AND 27 FOR ROBBERIES USING PISTOL-LIKE OBJECTS.

"A FURTHER EIGHT PERSONS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A VARIETY OF SERIOUS OFFENCES, INCLUDING ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER, HE SAID.

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AIRPORT SITE FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BE ASSESSED SOON

THE EXACT AMOUNT OF LAND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC RENTAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE EXISTING KAI TAK AIRPORT SITE WHEN REDEVELOPED WILL HOUSING BE ASSESSED IN THE SOUTH-EAST KOWLOON DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT STUDY.

THE STUDY WILL SOON START AND BE COMPLETED IN MID NEXT YEAR. THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE WING-TAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR EASON SAID THE ASSESSMENT WOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF OBJECTIVES.

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HON LEE

METROPLAN

"METROPLAN IS A FRAMEWORK FOR MORE DETAILED PLANNING AND IS NOT A DETAILED PLAN IN ITSELF.

SHOULD

AMOUNTS OF LAND FOR VARIOUS USES REFERRED TO IN METROPLAN THEREFORE BE REGARDED AS INDICATIVE AND NOT PRECISE AT THIS STAGE, MR EASON SAID.

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LAND

AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, THE SECRETARY SAID THE AMOUNT OF DESIGNATED FOR PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN KOWLOON UNDER METROPLAN TOOK THE FUTURE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION AND THE OF THE KAI TAK AIRPORT INTO ACCOUNT.

RELOCATION

KOWLOON то BE WAS

HOWEVER, HE ADDED THAT THE RECENTLY COMPLETED WEST RECLAMATION STUDY HAD SINCE SHOWN THAT MORE LAND WAS LIKELY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA THAN ENVISAGED UNDER THE METROPLAN STUDIES.

"THE EXACT AMOUNT WILL BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH FURTHER DETAILED PLANNING STUDIES," HE SAID.

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