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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1994

AND WE NEED

"WHILE IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DRAW FIRM CONCLUSIONS, WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY, WE DON'T SEE THE FOR FURTHER MEASURES FOR THE TIME BEING,"

"FOR THE MEDIUM AND LONGER TERM ON THE FLAT SUPPLY SIDE, WE ARE GETTING ON WELL WITH THE INTRODUCTION AND PREPARATION OF MEASURES," HE SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE NEW INTER-DEPARTMENTAL HOUSING ACTION TEAM HAS BEEN SET UP TO TROUBLE-SHOOT PROJECT PROBLEMS,

PROJECT

BEEN IDENTIFIED

"TWENTY PROJECTS INVOLVING 30,000 FLATS HAVE FOR FAST TRACKING.

.

WE

HAVE PUT OUR PROPOSALS FOR A SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMME THIS YEAR TO THE CHINESE SIDE OF THE LAND HOPE A MEETING CAN BE HELD SOON.

LAND DISPOSAL COMMISSION AND

HOUSING PREPARING

FOR

DEMAND, IDENTIFYING

A NEW

STUDY

ON

"WORK

A FRESH ASSESSMENT OF ON

AND LAND RESERVE THE FOR REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IS WELL IN HAND."

SITES

MR EASON ALSO REPORTED THAT THE NEW TERRITORIES BLACK SPOT TASK FORCE HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED.

AN INITIAL PROGRAMME OF CLEARANCES OF BLACK SPOTS ON GOVERNMENT LAND ALONG THE MAIN ROADS IN THE SHEK KONG VALLEY AND ELSEWHERE IN THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT HAD BEEN DRAWN UP.

SHORTLY, "ACTION AND VISIBLE IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED VERY

[11]

HE SAID.

ENVIRONMENTAL

ON THE

SIDE, MR EASON SAID DURING LEGISLATION HAD BEEN PASSED ON THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ITEMS:

THE

YEAR

INTRODUCTION OF THE WESTERN ENDS OF THE

WATER CONTROL ZONES AT THE BASTERN HARBOUR

AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL PROGRAMME

CLEANER VEHICLE FUEL AND

OF INTRODUCTION CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

SETTING UP OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND

THE

QUIETER

OF INTRODUCTION

LAND DRAINAGE ORDINANCE AS PREPARATORY STEP TO IMPROVING WATERCOURSE MANAGEMENT.

A

IN THE COMING SESSION 1994/95, FURTHER MAJOR LEGISLATION BE PROCESSED. THIS WOULD INCLUDE:

EXTENSION OF THE HARBOUR WATER CONTROL ZONE

WOULD

THE SEWAGE SERVICES BILL TO COVER SEWAGE CHARGES TRADE EFFLUENT SURCHARGE

AND THE

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