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Resumed Debate on Appropriation Bill 1988

Speech by the Hon Michael Leung, Secretary for Transport,

in Legislative Council on 4 May 1988

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT:

Sir,

I welcome the constructive suggestions made by Miss Mana

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and restraints, and the general support shown by several

Members for the further, and timely, expansion of investment

in our transport infrastructure.

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The current

first, the

It is clearly Government's intention that the

to transport system must continue to improve and expand

changing needs and increasing aspirations.

policy objectives remain valid. They are:

improvement of the road system; second, the expansion and

improvement of public transport; and third, more economic use

of the road system. These objectives are inter-related and

each is complementary to the other.

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3.

The 1988 F89 Budget continues to give transport high

For example, expenditure on capital works projects

under Highways Department is estimated to cost nearly $1.2

priority.

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billion and, together with projects in the New Towns, current

and projected expenditure on our transport infrastructure

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than one fifth of the total public Works budget.

programme is running at almost $1.5 billion per year, or more

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