A large number of residential developments in Sham Tseng, Tsuen Wan and Quarry Bay, for example, and commercial development in Kwun Tong, have been provided in this manner.
"We shall continue to process such applications and give approval to them on their merits."
On the Territorial Development Strategy, Mr Leung said its primary goal was to establish a broad long-term land use-transport-environmental planning framework within which the necessary land and infrastructure could be provided to meet our development needs, having regard to resource availability and current policies.
"I am pleased that we have reviewed the Strategy and received considerable comments and views on the outcome of the review.
"We aim to complete a final strategy this year so as to set our plans and programmes in place and implement them to take Hong Kong into the next century."
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Tsing Yi South Bridge structurally safe and sound
In response to recent public concerns about the allegedly excessive movement of joints of the Tsing Yi South Bridge, the Government has today invited a consultant to examine the structural safety of the bridge.
"The consultant has confirmed the Government's earlier findings that the bridge is structurally safe and sound," a spokesman for the Highways Department said today (Friday).
"The vertical movement of some of the joints is all within the designed safety margin, and the bridge is capable of handling the existing traffic, including heavy goods vehicles."
The Highways Department has been carrying out regular inspections of the bridge at quarterly intervals. The last routine inspection was conducted in mid- December, the spokesman said.
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