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THURSDAY, OCTOPER 20, 1994

THE EXHIBITION, AT THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUJ DISTRICT CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION IN SALISBURY ROAD, WILL RUN UNTIL OCTOBER 27 AND IS OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM.

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA LATER PAID A VISIT TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN TSIM SHA TSUI, WHERE SHE WAS GREETED BY THE COMMANDANT AND DEPUTY COMMANDANT OF AUXILIARY POLICE, MR T W CHAN AND MR CC CHAU.

SHE MET SOME 30 REPRESENTATIVES FROM A CROSS SECTION OF AUXILIARY OFFICERS SO AS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORK OF THE PART- TIME POLICEMEN.

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SAW FOR HERSELF A DEMONSTRATION OF THE TOUGH TRAINING THE AUXILIARY POLICE HAVE ΤΟ UNDERGO, PARTICULARLY IN DEALING WITH ARMED SUSPECTS IN VEHICLES AND HOW "RIOTERS" WERE DEALT WITH IN A MOCK INTERNAL SECURITY SITUATION.

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA WAS ALSO TREATED TO A PERFORMANCE BY THE AUXILIARY POLICE BAND AND DANCERS.

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED FOR CENTRAL DISTRICT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN

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THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WILL BE GAZETTED SOON, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE BOARD AGREED IN ITS MEETING LAST FRIDAY (OCTOBER 14) THAT THOSE AMENDMENTS WERE SUITABLE FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION.

"THE AMENDMENTS, WHICH MAINLY INCLUDE THE INCORPORATION OF LAND USE PROPOSALS FOR THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION PHASE ONE, THE TAMAR BASIN RECLAMATION AND THE JUSTICE DRIVE EXTENSION, WILL PUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS ON THE TWO RECLAMATIONS UNDER STATUTORY PLANNING CONTROL,

T THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE BOARD WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ROAD CAPACITY OF EAST-WEST TRANSPORT LINKS ON THE CENTRAL AND WAN CHAI RECLAMATION NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO CATER FOR THE FUTURE TRAFFIC DEMAND,

THE MAY

IT, THEREFORE, REQUESTED THE GOVERNMENT TO UNDERTAKE A TRAFFIC STUDY TO ESTABLISH THE FUTURE REQUIREMENT BEYOND 2011 AND RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE MEASURES, SUCH AS THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING FURTHER EAST-WEST LINK TO ENSURE THAT THE CAPACITY OF THIS VITAL LINK ON THE NORTHERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE ABLE TO COPE WITH TRAFFIC GROWTH BEYOND 2011.

IN THE SAME MEETING, THE BOARD WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE AND ON-GOING RECLAMATION PROPOSALS FOR THE VICTORIA HARBOUR AREA.

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