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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1994

HE SAID AREAS SUITABLE FOR OPEN STORAGE USES WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE 30 NEW RURAL OUTLINE ZONING PLANS WHICH WOULD BE PUBLISHED NEXT MONTH.

"THE TOTAL AREA ZONED FOR OPEN STORAGE PURPOSES WILL INCREASE FROM THE 250 HECTARES PRESENTLY SHOWN ON THE DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLANS TO ABOUT 300 HECTARES.

"SUBJECT TO THE PERMISSION OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, MANY OF THESE AREAS COULD BE USED FOR CONTAINER VEHICLE PARKING.

"FURTHERMORE, THE CONSULTANTS FOR THE PORT BACK-UP AND OPEN STORAGE REQUIREMENTS STUDY ARE CURRENTLY EXAMINING OTHER SITES IN THE SAN TIN, HA TSUEN, NGAU TAM MEI AND TUEN MUN WEST AREAS WHICH MAY ALSO BE SUITABLE FOR SUCH USES, HE SAID.

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MR EASON NOTED THAT A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE CONTAINER VEHICLE PARKING SITUATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE IN HAND.

ABOUT 13 NEW SHORT TERM TENANCY SITES, PROVIDING SOME 1,400 PARKING SPACES, WILL BE TENDERED IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

THE RECENTLY COMPLETED FREIGHT TRANSPORT STUDY HAD MADE SOME STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATION ON CONTAINER VEHICLE PARKING AND THE PARKING DEMAND STUDY, SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY 1995, WOULD ALSO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, HE SAID.

THERE ARE ABOUT 130 CONTAINER VEHICLE PARKING SITES IN THE TERRITORY, WITH A TOTAL LAND AREA OF ABOUT 80 HECTARES AND PARKING SPACE FOR ABOUT 7,300 VEHICLES.

OF THESE, 30 SITES COVERING 21 HECTARES AND PARKING SPACES FOR ABOUT 1,900 VEHICLES ARE UNAUTHORISED.

THE

EACH DAY DIRECTION.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF CONTAINER VEHICLES CROSSING THE BORDER DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1994 WAS ABOUT 3,200 IN EACH

HK/CHINA/MACAU WORKING CLOSELY TO TACKLE POLLUTION

THE

GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IN GUANGDONG AND MACAU ON MEASURES TO TACKLE POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA (PRD).

AND

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS,

MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PETER WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THESE MEASURES INCLUDE:

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THE

ESTABLISHMENT

UNDER THE

HONG KONG-GUANGDONG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LIAISON GROUP OF A JOINT TECHNICAL GROUP TO EXAMINE THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN DEEP BAY AND TO RECOMMEND ACTION PLANS TO ABATE SUCH POLLUTION;

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