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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1992
WITHDRAWAL OF CBF FROM EXCO ENDORSED
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE ENDORSED THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL THAT THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES' EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHOULD CEASE, THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SZE, SAID.
HE SAID THE COMMANDER WOULD REMAIN FORMALLY A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL UNTIL THE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS WERE MADE ΤΟ
THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS TO ABOLISH HIS MEMBERSHIP.
"THERE IS THEREFORE NO QUESTION OF ANY VIOLATION TO CLAUSE II OF THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, HE ADDED.
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHIM PUI-CHUNG THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR SZE SAID THE COMMANDER HAD AGREED THAT WOULD NOT NORMALLY ATTEND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS IN THE INTERIM.
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THIS WILL NOT IN ANY WAY AFFECT THE COUNCIL'S OPERATION, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT THAT MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MUST BE ATTENDED BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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MR SZE SAID IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE, THE PUBLIC'S INTERESTS, CERTAIN POLICY DECISIONS BEFORE THE RELEVANT LEGAL PROVISION WAS IN PLACE.
"PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH TIMELY INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT'S RATHER THAN WEAKENS, THE GOVERNMENT'S
DECISIONS IMPROVES, CREDIBILITY," HE SAID.
MITIGATION MEASURES TO IMPROVE FLOODING
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AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
IN DETERMINING THE PHASING AND
DESIGN OF FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS JS THAT FLOODING PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE WORSENED DURING THE PROGRESS OF WORK.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR
WORKS, MR JAMES
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IN A REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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THE GOVERNMENT HAD DEVISED BOTH LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM MITIGATION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE FLOODING PROBLEM IN THE NORTHWEST
NEW TERRITORIES.
MR BLAKE SAID THE LONG-TERM WORKS TO MITIGATE FLOODING THERE COMPRISED RIVER TRAINING SCHEMES AND VILLAGE FLOOD PUMPING SCHEMES.
SPECIFIC WORKS WERE CARRIED OUT IN TIN SHUI WAI, YUEN LONG, KAM TIN, NGAU TAM MEI AND SAN TIN.
/THE WORKS
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