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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1993

5,000 WITH THESE MEASURES IN PLACE, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT

JORDAN LINK IN 1996. PASSENGERS WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE MTR YAU MA TEI

MEMBERS

-

AND FERRY SERVICES THAT THE MEASURES ON BUS AGREED COULD BE APPLIED FLEXIBLY AND NEED NOT BE TIED TO A FIXED TIME TABLE.

TRANSPORT

DEPARTMENT WAS

THEY WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE NEGOTIATING WITH THE BUS OPERATORS ON FREQUENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND SERVICES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RELIEF FOR THIS SUMMER.

FERRY IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE UPGRADING OF THE TUEN MUN CENTRAL SERVICE, WERE BEING ACTIVELY PURSUED.

MEMBERS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING MEASURES IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS' TIME.

AT THE

MEETING,

NEW

THESE

HOW TO MAKE THE MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED

OF TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT MORE VISIBLE AND HOW TO MAKE BETTER USE

PROCESS OF FORMULATING BY THE UNIT IN THEIR INFORMATION COLLECTED

ON THE DELIBERATIONS PERTINENT ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT. FURTHER MATTER ARE REQUIRED.

THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION REPORT OF TAXI POLICY REVIEW CONSULTATION EXERCISE WHICH ENDED ON FEBRUARY

THE

28.

A TOTAL OF 177 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS AND 313 TELEPHONE CALLS WERE RECEIVED AND THESE ARE NOW BEING CAREFULLY ANALYSED.

GROUP WILL

SHORTLY

ΤΟ

THE WORKING

DISCUSS MEET RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING A FINAL REPORT TO TAC IN MID-1993.

THE

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FOUR GOVT LOTS SOLD FOR $4,060 MILLION

**

FOUR PIECES OF GOVERNMENT LAND FETCHED A TOTAL OF $4,060 MILLION AT A PUBLIC AUCTION BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT THIS

(TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.

TOPPING THE LIST IS THE LOT LOCATED AT TAT CHEE AVENUE, YAU YAT TSUEN, KOWLOON. IT WAS SOLD TO BENBECULA LTD AT $2,850 MILLION WITH BIDDING OPENING AT $2,500 MILLION,

THE LOT, WITH AN AREA OF 20,660 SQUARE METRES, IS INTENDED FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL (EXCLUDING GODOWN, HOTEL, SERVICE APARTMENT, RESIDENTIAL AND PETROL-FILLING STATION) PURPOSES, INCLUDING A PUBLIC TRANSPORT TERMINUS AND A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK.

ON

ACCORDING ΤΟ THE BUILDING COVENANT, THE DEVELOPER HAS ΤΟ COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 82,410 SQUARE METRES OR BEFORE MARCH 31, 1997.

THE SECOND LOT, LOCATED IN MA ON SHAN TOWN CENTRE, AREA 100, SHA TIN, NEW TERRITORIES, WAS BOUGHT BY FAMOUS EMPIRE PROPERTIES AT $990 MILLION. BIDDING OPENED AT $670 MILLION.

LTD

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