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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1993

ELECTION BILL WILL SOON BE MADE PUBLIC

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(TUESDAY)

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GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN FORWARD 1TS DISCUSSIONS OF THE LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE PACKAGE OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS. THE BILL WILL BE MADE PUBLIC LATER THIS MONTH.

STATEMENT ON TUNNEI, TOLL INCREASE APPLICATION

TRANSPORT

COUNCIL'S

EN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRANCH SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORT PANEL WERE TOLD AT THIS MORNING'S MEETING THAT THE NEW HK TUNNEL CO HAD SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR TOLL INCREASE FOR THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING.

THE APPLICATION IS STILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN.

MEMBERS WRRE INFORMED THAT THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BECAUSE THE COMPANY BELIEVED THAT THEIR OPERATION WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY PROFITABLE.

THE BASIS OF THE APPLICATION IS BEING CONSIDERED BUT DETAILS CANNOT BE RELEASED BECAUSE OF COMMERCIAL SENSITIVITY OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

MEMBERS WERE INFORMED THAT A BRIEFING COULD BE ARRANGED THEM IN DUE COURSE IF THEY SO WISHED.

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NO DECISION ON TENANCY FOR MID-STREAM OPERATION

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THE ADMINISTRATION PULLY APPRECIATES THE CONCERNS OF TUEN MUN RESIDENTS ON THE PROPOSED USE OF PART OF AREA 16 IN TUEN MUN FOR MID- STREAM OPERATION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID, IN RESPONSE ΤΟ VIEWS EXPRESSED BY LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS EARLIER TODAY (TUESDAY).

"THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ALL ALONG MADE CLEAR THAT THE PROPOSED SHORT-TERM TENANCY (STT) IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. NO DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN.

"IN CONSIDERING THE PROPOSAL, ALL FACTORS, INCLUDING LOCAL VIEWS AND RESULTS OF TRAFFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES, WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE MATTER WILL. BE FULLY CONSIDERED WHEN ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"THE ADMINISTRATION LOOKS FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THE MATTER FURTHER WITH THE WORKING GROUP SET UP BY THE TURN MUN DISTRICT BOARD TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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