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as

We certainly will endeavour, I said in my answer,

to try and do something about it by the next dry season when

the biggest quantities of fill are expected to come forward.

But looking for suitable dumping sites is a rather protracted

business in fact. So I would agree with Miss TAM's strictures

and criticisms that there should have been a formalised

Government policy to the extent that Government requires a

margin of

to meet emergencies.

capacity

In effect,

Government's practice has been to provide adequate dumping

capacity but it hasn't met the particular crisis of the

restricted access of Telegraph Bay.

Mr. Jackie CHAN

Sir, in view of the apparent shortage of

public dumps in the urban area, has the Government any

immediate measures to alleviate the difficulties faced by the

contractors, such as special arrangements made by the Territory

Development Department, to facilitate drivers of construction

goods vehicles on Hong Kong Island to obtain New

Territories dumping licence in the very near future?

site

vehicles

Secretary for Lands and Works : Sir, there is no need for

special arrangements to be made. All contractors'

have access to the site at Ma On Shan, I think all the way

round-the-clock,

Mainland.

whether

they come from Hong Kong or

the