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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1994

DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF GOVERNMENT SITES BEST UTILISED

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THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO REALISE THE FULL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF SITES ZONED FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY (GIC) USES OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR CANICE MAK, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ERIC LI KA- CHEUNG, MR MAK SAID 12 SUCH GOVERNMENT SITES HAD BEEN SOLD FOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1990.

"TO FACILITATE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SUCH GOVERNMENT SITES,

WE ARE CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF INVOLVING THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN REPROVISIONING GOVERNMENT FACILITIES ON SOME OF THEM.

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"BUT EACH CASE HAS TO BE CONSIDERED

SUITABLE FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS WORKED OUT,'

ON ITS

MERITS AND

UNDER-DEVELOPED.

MR MAK SAID A COMMITTEE ON REDEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNMENT SITES HAD BEEN SET UP IN AUGUST 1991 TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LAND USES AND REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF UNDER-UTILISED GOVERNMENT SITES.

HE SAID: "ALSO, THE TASK FORCE ON LAND SUPPLY AND PROPERTY PRICES HAS IN THE COURSE OF ITS DELIBERATIONS EXAMINED THE POSSIBILITY OF REZONING AND RELEASING GOVERNMENT SITES FOR HOUSING PURPOSES AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR MORE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES.

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MR MAK POINTED OUT THAT NOT ALL GIC SITES COULD BE DEVELOPED OR REDEVELOPED FOR COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL USES BECAUSE FACTORS SUCH AS LAND USE COMPATIBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS AND REPROVISIONING PROBLEMS PREVENT THIS.

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SPEEDING IN TUNNELS GIVEN CONCERN

THE

PROBLEM ОБ MR HAIDER

POLICE, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE TUNNEL OPERATORS. HAVE BEEN ASKED TO GIVE HIGHER PRIORITY TO TACKLE THE SPEEDING IN ROAD TUNNELS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, BARMA, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

CHEN-YA,

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG MR BARMA SAID 85 PER CENT OF THE 2,518 SPEEDING CASES IN ROAD TUNNELS DETECTED LAST YEAR OCCURRED. IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING WHEN TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT.

DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS, 70 ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED BY VEHICLES SPEEDING IN ROAD TUNNELS.

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