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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1993

PUBLIC WATERFRONT GAZETTED

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IN

RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT OBJECTIONS TO THE USE OF SPOKESMAN THE TUEN MUN PUBLIC WATERFRONT (NORTH), A MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY):

"TAI LAM KOK PUBLIC WATERFRONT WAS DECLARED NOT TO BE A PUBLIC AIRPORT WATERFRONT IN THE GAZETTE TODAY, MAKING WAY FOR ITS USE AS AN CORE PROJECT WORKS SITE."

WAS

"IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT FOR THE WATERFRONT LOST AT TAI LAM KOK, THE TUEN MUN PUBLIC WATERFRONT (NORTH) SIMULTANEOUSLY GAZETTED. THE CHANGE AFFECTS FOUR BARGE OPERATORS OPERATING AT TAI LAM KOK WATERFRONT WHO HAD ORIGINALLY MOVED FROM AREA 44 IN TUEN MUN TYPHOON SHELTER, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MOVE BACK TO TUEN MUN TYPHOON SHELTER WAS TO A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CARGO HANDLING WATERFRONT. THIS SHOULD TYPHOON FACILITATE CARGO WORKING WHILE LIMITING MARINE TRAFFIC IN THE SHELTER TO ITS ORIGINAL, PERFECTLY SAFE LEVELS.

HE ADDED THAT EVEN WITH THE ADDITIONAL SEABORNE TRAFFIC WHICH WOULD BE GENERATED ONCE THE SHORT-TERM TENANCY FOR MID-STREAM OPERATIONS IN AREA 16 BEGAN OPERATING IN THE NEAR FUTURE, NOT MORE THAN 10 BARGE MOVEMENTS PER DAY WOULD BE GENERATED.

MARINE IN

TRAFFIC TERMS THIS

ACCEPTABLE AND MANAGEABLE.

ADDITIONAL

VOLUME IS QUITE

OWNERS' CORPORATION REGISTRATION FEES TO BE REVISED

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THE FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF OWNERS' CORPORATION UNDER THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE WILL BE REVISED FROM MARCH 1 NEXT YEAR TO COVER THE INCREASE IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

"HE NEW RATES ARE SET OUT IN THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT (FEES)

( AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1993 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW SAID THE FEES WERE LAST REVISED IN 1978.

SET AT

TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION

HE SAID IT WAS GOVERNMENT POLICY THAT FEES WOULD IN GENERAL

LEVELS SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER THE FULL COST OF PROVIDING

BE

THE

SERVICE.

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