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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1994

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OBJECTION TO CHANGE OF LAND USE IN YUEN LONG

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FOR

THE

IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A SPOKESMAN DEPARTMENT SAID A PRIVATE LAND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SHA PO ACROSS THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD, YUEN LONG, WAS OF LOCAL OBJECTIONS TODAY (TUESDAY) OVER ITS CHANGE STORAGE FOR CONTAINERS.

THE

OF USE

PLANNING

VILLAGE

то

SUBJECT OPEN

HE SAID THE LAND (LOT 1743 IN DD 105), WAS ZONED "OPEN STORAGE" ON THE DRAFT NAM SANG WAI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

AN APPLICATION FOR CONTAINER STORAGE WAS MADE AND CONSIDERED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD ON AUGUST 19 THIS YEAR.

IMPACT AFTER CONSIDERING THE LIKELY

ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND OF THREE YEARS WITH LOCAL VIEWS, THE BOARD GAVE TEMPORARY. APPROVAL

WHICH CONDITIONS

INCLUDE ENSURING THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE INSIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON DRAINAGE, FLOODING AND TRAFFIC IN THE AREA.

FIRST MEETING OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS USERS

AND CONSUMERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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COMMITTEE,

THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS USERS AND CONSUMERS ADVISORY A NEWLY ESTABLISHED CONSULTATIVE ORGAN TO ADVISE THE OFFICE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (OFTA), HELD ITS FIRST MEETING LAST

SATURDAY (OCTOBER 1).

PROVISION AND

"THE COMMITTEE ADVISES OFTA ON THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FROM THE CONSUMER AND USER PERSPECTIVE AND TO ADVISE ON THE EDUCATION OF AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS AND USERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OFTA AND CHAIRMAN OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MR ANTHONY S K WONG, SAID.

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THE

"REPLACING ITS PREDECESSOR {HONG KONG TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD), THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS USERS AND CONSUMERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TOGETHER WITH THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NUMBERING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE RADIO SPECTRUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE, FORMS A TASK-ORIENTED FORUM FOR SPECIALISED DISCUSSION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ISSUES, MR WONG SAID.

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MEMBERS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS USERS AND CONSUMERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WERE APPOINTED BY THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY FOR ONE YEAR WITH EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1, 1994.

THEY ARE MRS CHAN WONG SHUI, (REPRESENTING THE CONSUMER COUNCIL); MR JOSEPH TSUI (REPRESENTING HONG KONG TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION); MR SIMON CHAN (REPRESENTING HONG KONG TELECOMMUNICATIONS USERS GROUP); DR CHAN WAI-KWAN (REPRESENTING HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE); PROFESSOR LEONG CHI-YAN (REPRESENTING THE DISABLED COMMUNITY INTERESTS); MS LEE WAI-FONG (REPRESENTING THE AGED COMMUNITY INTERESTS) AND FIVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC: MR CHAN HOT-WING; WAI-LING; MR LO KAM-WAH; MR WAN TUNG-LAM; AND MR WONG KWOK-KEUNG. ADDITION, TWO OTHERS WILL BE APPOINTED ON A PERSONAL BASIS COMMITTEE.

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