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SUPPLEMENTARY TO QUESTION NO. 6

in LEGCO MEETING On 29.6.88.

(in Cantonese):

MR. LIU 人 Sir, will Government inform this Council

whether our reclamation programme affect

navigation

in Aberdeen? We know that the navigation area is

already very small.

FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Sir, the reclamation projects now planned

for Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau will reduce the water area within

the typhoon shelter. However, the locations of these reclamations

are in shallower parts of the shelter and away from the fairways,

thus they will not adversely affect navigation in the shelter.

As for reclamation elsewhere in the port of Victoria, it will

have an effect upon usable water area.

reclamation project is approved, the Administration will examine

the situation closely and make every effort to minimise any

adverse effect that reclamation may have.

However, before any

DR. CHIU:

of

Sir, in view of the potential danger posed by the

the

congestion vessl

essl traffic in the harbour, will/Government inform

this Council whether it has any plans to require all vessels to

for third parties

have insurance cover against navigation risks?

FINANCIAL SECRETARY:

Sir, I am afraid I do not have the

answer to that question; I will give a written reply. (See Annex VI