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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Harbourfront Planning (Subcommittee) started its nine-day overseas duty visit to the United States and Canada yesterday (April 25) by visiting harbourfront management organisations in Boston. The delegation will arrive in New York today (April 26) to continue its duty visit.
The delegation met with representatives of the Boston Harbour Association, the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and the Boston Redevelopment Authority yesterday to receive briefings and exchange views on harbourfront planning, development and management.
Members of the delegation considered the exchange with the four organisations inspiring and useful to the Subcommittee's work in monitoring and studying the planning, land use and related issues in respect of the harbourfront areas on both sides of the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
The delegation will meet with the New York City Department of City Planning and Hudson River Park Trust today to get to know their planning development.
The delegation is led by the Chairman of the Subcommittee, Prof Hon Patrick Lau. Other members of the delegation include Hon Abraham Shek Lai-him (deputy leader), Ir Dr Hon Raymond Ho Chung-tai, Hon Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, Hon Kam Nai-wai, Hon Paul Tse Wai-chun, Hon Albert Chan Wai-yip, Hon Fred Li Wah-ming and Hon Tommy Cheung Yu-yan.
Ends/Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Issued at HKT 19:57
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