Each participating school will be presented with an educational kit containing a video on "Town Planning in Hong Kong" and publications on town planning.
Dr Pun said town planning in Hong Kong was a very challenging work because of the acute shortage of land and continuous substantial growth in population.
"With the approach of the 21st Century, this will be an even more difficult job. To meet the enormous demand for land resulting from population growth, shift in the industrial sector, social-economic changes and rising expectations from members of the public. the Government must act scrupulously on all land use matters.
"Views expressed by the general public are taken well into account during the planning process. Apart from using our professional knowledge, we are also tasked with balancing the demand and interest of different parties in the society. Through public consultations, we listen to views of people from all walks of life before we formulate our plans
"We endeavour to make Hong Kong a better organised. more efficient and a desirable home for every body." Dr Pun said.
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Accommodation consultant for World Bank/IMP meetings engaged
A consultancy and service agreement has been awarded to International Conference Consultants Ltd (ICC) and PC Tour & Travel (PC) to provide hotel booking service for visitors to the 1997 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (Monday).
The two companies will work together to provide assistance on hotel arrangements and shuttle bus services for participants of the Annual Meetings
HKMA has already received hundreds of requests for hotel accommodation for the Annual Meetings from around the world. These requests would be transferred to the two companies for follow-up, said an HKMA spokesman.
The two companies will contact those banks and companies which have filed requests for accommodation during the Annual Meetings and they will be required to respond before the end of December 1996. Hotel rooms arrangements will then be notified to them latest by end of January 1997.
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