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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1994

EXPECTED

"IF WE DISCOUNT THE IMPACT OF LOWER THAN PRICES, THE NET UNDERSPEND WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN 4%.

NEWS AND AN

TENDER

ACHIEVEMENT

OF

"THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY GOOD WHICH BEARS WITNESS TO THE EFFORT OF THE WHOLE WORKS GROUP."

MR

CORE

WAS PROGRAMME

BEING BLAKE

AIRPORT THE SAID

OF CONTRACTS IMPLEMENTED, BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE PREPARATION FOR AWARD, SWIFTLY AND EFFICIENTLY, AND FULLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATIONS IN THIS REGARD SET DOWN IN THE MEMORANDUM UNDERSTANDING.

HE SAID EXPENDITURE ON

CORE NON-AIRPORT

THE

OF

PROGRAMME PUBLIC

WORKS IN THE NEXT YEAR WAS EXPECTED TO RISE BY SOME 30%.

GOVERNMENT

THE HE SAID, LAND SUPPLY, ΤΟ INCREASE RECLAIMING LAND NOW MORE QUICKLY THAN HAS EVER, USING THE MOST EQUIPMENT AND ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES.

"WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE UPON THE AT WHICH SERVICED LAND BECOMES AVAILABLE.

MR BLAKE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD A COMPREHENSIVE RIVER TRAINING WORKS AND DRAINAGE CHANNEL PROJECTS TO FLOODING PROBLEM IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

OF

WAS MODERN

RATE

PROGRAMME

TACKLE THE

BILLION AND WILL IN THE

"THESE PROJECTS, WHICH WILL COST OVER $3 BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES, WILL ALLEVIATE THE FLOODING PROBLEM NEW TERRITORIES TO A LARGE EXTENT WHEN COMPLETED."

NO

AS REGARDS RURAL DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS

PROGRAMME LESS COMMITTED TO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAN IT WAS TO THE MORE HIGH PROFILE PROJECTS SUCH AS THE ACP AND THE SEWAGE STRATEGY.

TURNING TO ROAD OPENINGS, MR BLAKE SAID THE GOVERNMENT FULLY IMPROVE WORKING SIGNIFICANTLY TO WAS A NEED THAT THERE ACCEPTED PRACTICES AND REDUCE INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

YEAR RAD

HE SAID A SPECIAL WORKING COMMITTEE SET UP LAST REVIEWED ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM AND IDENTIFIED NEW INITIATIVES.

AND

IDENTIFIED,

"CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH TRANSPORT BRANCH, THE POLICE, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS RESULTED IN NEW INITIATIVES BEING AND WE WILL BE EXPLAINING THESE TO MEMBERS VERY SOON.

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