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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1993

ENOUGH LAND IS SUPPLIED TO MEET DEMAND

THE GOVERNMENT'S AIM IS TO SUPPLY ENOUGH LAND TO MEET DEMAND.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS,

MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE SAMUEL WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR EASON NOTED THAT THE SALE OF RESIDENTIAL LAND OVER THE TWO YEARS HAD AMOUNTED TO 40 HECTARES WHICH SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO PROVIDE 15,000 FLATS A YEAR.

AND HON

PAST

FOR

TOGETHER

PRODUCED THE 20,000 NEW FLATS WITH

NORMAL UNDER

CIRCUMSTANCES THE REDEVELOPMENT, REQUIREMENT OF 35,000 NEW FLATS EACH YEAR SHOULD BE MET.

EACH YEAR

BY

TOTAL

ESTIMATED

AND

TWO

"THE 70,000 FLATS WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE NEXT YEARS, TOGETHER WITH THE AMOUNT OF RESIDENTIAL LAND SOLD OVER THE LAST

SHOULD

PRICE TWO

HELP SATISFY DEMAND

BRING THE YEARS, RESIDENTIAL FLATS CLOSER TO AFFORDABLE LEVELS, PROVIDED THERE ARE

HE ADDED. DISLOCATIONS OR DISTORTIONS IN THE MARKET,

OF NO

WORKING GROUP ON ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS FORMED

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A WORKING GROUP ON ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS HAS BEEN FORMED TO ENSURE THAT THE GUIDELINES ON ELECTROMAGNETIC EXPOSURE ARE PROPERLY REVIEWED IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL

OF

SERVICES

REPRESENTATIVES DEPARTMENT, THE WORKING GROUP COMPRISES THE TWO POWER COMPANIES, TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LAU LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON WONG-FAT, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR EASON SAID A SET OF GUIDELINES FOR EXPOSURE HAD BEEN PROMULGATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL NON-IONISING RADIATION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION ASSOCIATION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.

"THESE GUIDELINES, WHICH ARE STILL IN FORCE, HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE TWO POWER COMPANIES COMPLY WITH THESE GUIDELINES, HE SAID.

EXPOSURE

FULLY

ΤΟ

MR EASON SAID THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS FROM POWER LINES AT STRENGTHS NORMALLY ENCOUNTERED IN THE ENVIRONMENT OR THE WORKPLACE IS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS ON HUMAN BRINGS.

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