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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993

RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE USED AS REFERENCE FOR LAND RESERVATION AND LAND PRODUCTION.

THE

MEANT то ONLY.

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AND STATISTICS IN THE ASSESSMENT ARE INDICATIVE ONLY BE USED WITH CAUTION AND FOR BROADBRUSH PLANNING PURPOSES

MEMBERS OF THE LBAC WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE SURPLUS IN THE LAND SUPPLY FOR OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL, GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY AND OPEN SPACE USES THROUGHOUT THE STUDY PERIOD. SOME OF THE SURPLUS FOR INDUSTRIAL LAND COULD BE REZONED FOR OTHER USES.

THE ASSESSMENT SHOWED A SHORTFALL OF LAND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING. THE COMMITTEE WAS INFORMED THAT ACTIVE CONSIDERATION WAS BEING GIVEN то RELEASING SOME OF THE SURPLUS IN OTHER LAND USE CATEGORIES ADDRESS THIS SHORTFALL.

DIRECTOR

ΤΟ

OF

THE A WORKING GROUP UNDER

CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE PLANNING HAS BEEN FORMED TO IDENTIFY SUITABLE SITES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING PURPOSES.

FOR PRIVATE HOUSING, A CUMULATIVE SURPLUS IS EXPECTED WHEN NON- COMMITTED PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE LAND SUPPLY.

MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE PROJECTED LAND REQUIREMENTS AND LAND

IN THE SUPPLY

ASSESSMENT

A WERE BASED ON

NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS

WHICH MARKET CONDITIONS AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY CONCERNING SUBJECT TO CHANGES.

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ΤΟ RE- AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS ALSO NOTED THAT THE PROPOSAL ORGANISE THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT INTO TWO SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS IN SUMMER 1993.

THE NEW BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE OVER THE EXISTING FUNCTIONS OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) AND GREATER EMPHASIS WILL

PLACED ON TACKLING THE SAFETY AND BE

MAINTENANCE

PRIVATE BUILDINGS,

PROBLEMS

OF

THE NEW LANDS DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LAND CONVEYANCING ADMINISTRATION, LAND SURVEY AND MAPPING, AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS CURRENTLY HANDLED BY THE LANDS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE, SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE AND THE LEGAL ADVISORY AND CONVEYANCING OFFICE OF THE BLD.

THE

MEMBERS ALSO

EASEMENTS)

CONSIDERED THE PROPOSALS OF THE SEWAGE TUNNEL {STATUTORY

THE BILL WHICH WAS INTRODUCED TO

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST MONTH TO FACILITATE BASEMENT OF LAND BENEATH GROUND LEVEI. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE TUNNELS IN THE PROCESS OF THE SEWAGE STRATEGY.

IMPLEMENTING

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