XN000022-1993-10-27 — Page 16

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993

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"WE ARE ALSO CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE POSITION TO GET ITS MESSAGE ACROSS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

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"FINALLY, WE WILL BE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT THERE LOCAL ISSUES THAT CUT ACROSS DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND REQUIRE A BROADER-BASED RESPONSE AND LIAISON CAPABILITY THAN CAN BE PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT OFFICERS.

IN CONCLUSION, MR SUEN STRESSED THAT ONCE THE PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN FINALISED, THE ENTIRE CNTA RE-ORGANISATION PACKAGE WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

NEW PORT PROJECTS FORGING AHEAD: SES

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ISSUES CONCERNING THE START OF WORK ON CONTAINER TERMINAL 9 HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED, THE GOVERNMENT IS FORGING AHEAD WITH THE PLANNING OF CT10 AND BEYOND ON THE NEW LANTAU PORT PENINSULA, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

DETAILED DESIGN AND PLANNING OF THE NECESSARY ROAD LINKS AND BACK-UP AREAS IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK ON CT10 AND CT11 IS IN HAND, HE ADDED.

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IN RESPONSE TO MEMBERS QUESTIONS ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, MR SIU NOTED THAT THE FIRST BERTH OF CT8 WAS IN PLACE EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THE PROJECT WOULD BE COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE IN 1995 TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR PORT FACILITIES IN HONG KONG.

AS FOR THE SUGGESTION OF SOME MEMBERS THAT CT9 SHOULD BE BUILT ON LANTAU INSTEAD OF TSING YI, HE SAID HONG KONG WOULD NEED SUBSTANTIAL CONTAINER CAPACITY OVER AND ABOVE CT1-8 WELL BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE LANTAU TERMINALS COULD BE BROUGHT INTO USE.

"IF WE FAIL TO DO THIS CONGESTION IN THE PORT AND ON THE ROADS LEADING INTO KWAI CHUNG CAN ONLY GET WORSE, HE SAID.

MR SIU POINTED OUT THAT EXTENSIVE BACK-UP AREA WOULD BE PROVIDED ADJACENT TO CT9 TO PROVIDE A RESOURCE FOR THE WHOLE OF THE KHAI CHUNG FORT.

"IT WILL PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED ADDITIONAL SPACE NOT ONLY FOR CARGO HANDLING, BUT ALSO FOR NEW ROADS, FOR PARKING OF VEHICLES AND FOR STACKING OF CONTAINERS.

"IT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE PRESSURE ELSEWHERE AND SAVE MANY A WASTEFUL JOURNEY BY THOSE CONTAINER VEHICLES NOW OBLIGED TO TRAVEL ΤΟ DISTANT SITES MILES AWAY FROM KWAI CHUNG SIMPLY TO PARK OR SHORE CONTAINERS.

"IT WILL PROVIDE FOR BETTER ROAD CIRCULATION; FOR RELOCATION OF THE BUSINEST ROAD LINKS FURTHER AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, ENABLE US TO GET ON WITH DUPLICATING THE TSING YI BRIDGE, THUS IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE ISLAND.

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