HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
12 July 1989
香港立法局
一九八九年七月十二日
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供市民有所選擇的精神與原則,背道而馳,所以引至很多居民及區議會的強烈不滿。就以屯門輕 鐵而論,為了維護輕鐵的利益,不惜嚴限其它公共車輛與輕鐵競爭,這不但使市民外出時更增加 了轉接的不便,交通費也因當局對輕鐵乘客人數估計過高,而引至虧損增加。
主席先生,至於第二條過海鐵路,我認為應將九廣鐵路自紅磡延接銅鑼灣地鐵站比較簡單而直 接,不但可以改善九龍塘站的擠塞,同時更可減少轉接和更可將新界東北與港島的距離拉近。主 席先生,為了減輕日漸增加的陸路貨運,我認為當局應考慮將中港貨運的關卡延長至24小時開 放,以便更多的貨車運輸在晚間車少的時間內使用道路,從而也減少工業區及其它所經道路的阻 塞。
主席先生,我謹此陳辭,支持動議。
MR. TAI: Sir, the Second Comprehensive Transport Study and the Port and Airport Development Strategy indicate that Hong Kong is preparing for a large and expensive refit. They will, if the proposals are put up for implementation, stimulate our domestic expansion on an unprecedented scale. The efficiency of our export and re-export performance in Hong Kong over the years has not generally been matched by what has been provided for our traffic and sewerage system needs.
With the spending on infrastructures lagging behind our economic growth rate, there is a pressing need to solve the problem of the congested Hong Kong and of our inadequate rural communication network before the end of the 20th century.
In view of the economic impact caused to Hong Kong by recent events in China and to safeguard against any unfavourable global reactions that could affect Hong Kong's open economy, the early implementation of our proposed infrastructure projects should encourage and stimulate domestic growth in the 1990s, thus providing us with an economic buffer.
I shall first speak on the relationship between town planning and this study.
With only approximately one-tenth of the area of Hong Kong being fully developed and built up, there is a need to expand our development plan and to resite some of our population to the less developed areas, in order to provide a better living environment and to cater for future growth. This is the concept of our new town development. But experience tells us that in the development of our new towns, such as Sha Tin and Tuen Mun, little attention has been paid in the past to the occupational characteristics of the residents there. Insufficient effort had been made by the Administration for job creation on a regional basis. This has resulted in over 40% of the working population residing in the new
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