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Supplementary to Question No. Vegto meeting on 10.2.88.

Mr. TAI: Sir, may I refer to the last paragraph of the Secretary's

"yes and no" reply

saying

that

efforts will be made

to bring up the proposed programme of work to a level which

would justify seeking a higher provision.

This seems

contradictory to his earlier statement in the second paragraph

that the provision of minor works will not be enough to

has

whether

achieve its own ends.

May I ask

人

the Government conducted

into the capital

any comprehensive study or investigation

that

are urgently required and the best way to implement it

works ar

and the amount of funds involved ?

Secretary for Lands and Works: Sir, I do not think my first

and last paragraphs are exactly contradictory.

I said in

the first paragraph that bearing in mind it is the first year

of this programme of works the amount was probably realistic.

And what I said in the last paragraph was that with experience

and with more research we may be able, as it were, to bring

up the expenditure to a higher level and that would be

satisfactory for the future.

Regarding Mr. TAI's question

I would not say a comprehensive study has been done but studies

have been done in all the districts and the advice is taken

from all district boards on the works which are considered

urgent and in the context of the limited urban fringe programme,

I think there is probably as much information as can be gained.

In the context of a wider and more comprehensive programme for

the future, clearly more studies are necessary.