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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1993

THE

GOVERNMENT ON SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR ANNOUNCED THE

CONSULTATION.

THE

TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY REVIEW FOR PUBLIC PUBLIC IS INVITED TO WRITE IN COMMENTS BEFORE THE END OF DECEMBER. THE REVIEW IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MID NEXT YEAR.

DEVELOPMENT

THE WORKING GROUP OF LBAC FORMED TO CONSIDER

PROCESSING MECHANISMS MADE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS

PROPOSALS

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ON LBAC

TODAY.

TO

REFER LAND

(CDA) AND

THE COMMITTEE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION PROPOSALS REGARDING ACQUISITION IN PRIVATELY-LED COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREAS REGULAR REVIEW OF THE CDA ZONINGS.

THE

AND

LBAC ALSO ENDORSED THE ISSUANCE OF PRACTICE NOTES TO GUIDE AND PROCESSING OF SUBMISSIONS OF MASTER LAYOUT PLANS PREPARATION SUBMISSIONS UNDER THE DESIGN, DISPOSITION AND HEIGHT CLAUSE REQUIRED UNDER LEASE CONDITIONS.

IT ALSO ENDORSED THE INTRODUCTION OF AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO SPEED UP THE PROCESSING OF SUBMISSIONS.

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IT

IT ALSO CONSIDERED THE PROPOSAL TO DISALLOW BY LEGISLATION THE USE OF HAND-DUG CAISSONS EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. AGREED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD

THE FURTHER CONSULT

RELEVANT BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS BEFORE TAKING THE PROPOSAL

PROFESSIONAL FORWARD.

LATEST CONTAINER THROUGHPUT FIGURES RELEASED

SEVEN

FIRST

HONG KONG'S AVERAGE OVERALL CONTAINER THROUGHPUT FOR THE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR HAS LEVELLED OFF AT ABOUT 17%; THE PERCENTAGE IN JULY WAS 16.8%, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR IAN DALE SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

SAID:

ANNOUNCING THE LATEST CONTAINER

THROUGHPUT FIGURES, MR DALE

"HONG KONG HANDLED 5,029,583 TEUS (TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS) IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO 4,305,393 DURING THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

KWAI CHUNG SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 13.7%, STREAM HANDLING 17.1% AND RIVER TRADE 54.8%.

COMMENTING ON THE LATEST THROUGHPUT FIGURES, MR DALE SAID:

"IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT OUR GROWTH RATE IS REMAINING STEADY AND GENERALLY IN LINE WITH FORECASTS. THE UNDERLYING DEMANDS OF THE TRADE ARE STRONG. THIS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

/THE FOLLOWING