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Housing plan proposed at Tolo Harbour

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THE post-handover Government will be urged to carry out studies into proposals to reclaim up to 1,000 hectares in Tolo Harbour to provide much-needed land for housing.

Initial plans have been put to Chief Executive-designate Tung Chee-hwa as a way of solving the territory's housing crisis.

Provisional legislator Raymond Ho Chung-tai, who proposed the plan as chairman of the Engineers in Society group, said further investigations were needed.

'We made proposals to Mr Tung on issues including housing, transport and environment. We will ask the Planning, Environment and Lands departments to carry out further studies,' Mr Ho said.

This would assess Tolo Harbour's suitability for reclamation and look into environmental and flooding issues.

Recently, the engineers group, which has former secretary for works Nicky Chan Nai-keong as president, stepped up its campaign to win support for the scheme.

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