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MY LEGCO ADDRESS: MY SIXTH IPF: CENTRAL AND WANCHAI RECLAMATION

TEXT OF THE EXTRACT ON QUOTE CENTRAL AND WANCHAI RECLAMATION UNQUOTE IS AS FOLLOWS:

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93. THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENTS ALSO MEAN THAT THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MID-1990'S TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TRANSPORT LINKS TO THE URBAN AREA. THIS RECLAMATION WILL PROVIDE A MAJOR SOURCE OF LAND IN THE URBAN AREA FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. MORE BADLY NEEDED LAND WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CENTRAL AND WANCHAI RECLAMATION, WHERE SITES WILL START TO BE AVAILABLE DURING 1993. LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD, WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF RECLAIMING THE CHANNEL BETWEEN GREEN ISLAND AND HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE IMMENSE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRPORT FROM KAI TAK. THESE URBAN RECLAMATIONS WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLAN OUR OLDER URBAN AREAS, AS ENVISAGED IN THE METROPLAN. IN DOING THIS, AN IMPORTANT POINT WILL BE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLANNING OF LAND USE IS PROPERLY COORDINATED WITH THE PROVISION OF NEW TRANSPORT

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