图：“明日大屿”人工岛上的土地，七成是公营房屋

　　“明日大屿”计劃预计最快2032年有首批居民入伙，发展局局长黄伟纶表示，届时最多有约二百公顷土地已经填好，面积跟东涌扩展区差不多，有道路接驳港岛，铁路亦可望在居民入住后三至五年内落成。人工岛七成是公营房屋，除出租公屋外，还包括居屋、首置盘，享有海景的机会很大。

　　立法会发展事务委员会明天开会讨论“明日大屿”中部水域填海规劃及工程研究，发展局局长黄伟纶昨日接受电视台访问时表示，人工岛会分阶段填海，安排或会对首批入伙的居民造成不便，但相信不会影响入住意欲。

Lantau Tomorrow Vision to offer sea-view public housing

　　The Lantau Tomorrow Vision housing plan is expected to accommodate a first batch of occupants in 2032 the soonest. According to Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun, by then about 200 hectares of land will be reclaimed at the most, equivalent to the Tung Chung New Town Extension in area. There will be roads linking to Hong Kong Island, and a rail link can hopefully be built three to five years after the first batch of residents move in. Seventy per cent of the housing units built on the artificial island will be public housing which, in addition to Public Rental Housing (PRH), also includes Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) and Starter Homes Scheme. There's a great chance for [many of] these housing units to enjoy a sea view.

　　The Legislative Council's (Legco) Panel on Development will meet tomorrow to discuss the building of artificial islands in the central waters under the Lantau Tomorrow Vision plan and studies related to the project. In a TV interview yesterday, Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun said the artificial islands would be built by land reclamation in stages. Such arrangement might cause inconvenience to the first batch of occupants, which however was unlikely to affect potential occupants' desire to move in.

A11, 25 March 2019

　　地下智能停车场料提供200泊位

　　3月26日 A14

　　本港车位奇缺，运输署拟引入地下智能停车场解困局，首个选址是深水埗钦州街及通州街交界，预期可提供200个车位。该停车场设於地下，採用“圆轴垂直升降式”设计，利用全自动化电脑系统控制，好处是运作原理简单，存取车辆速度较快，适合细地皮使用。有关计劃将於下周二提交深水埗区议会讨论。熟悉交通运输问题的专家指出，在地底兴建停车场，成本较其他方法贵，但在土地缺乏的情况下，是迫於无奈的做法。

　　Smart underground car park to provide 200 parking spaces

　　There is a critical shortage of parking spaces in Hong Kong. The Transport Department plans to ease the predicament by introducing smart underground car parks. The first of such car parks will be located at the injunction between Yen Chow Street and Tung Chau Street in Sham Shui Po, which is expected to provide 200 parking spaces. This car park is under the ground, which, with the "circular shaft elevating" design, is fully automatic and controlled by a computer. The advantage lies in that the principle of operation is simple and it is relatively quick to park and retrieve a car. As such it is suitable for a small place. The plan will be presented to Sham Shui Po District Council for consideration next Tuesday. A specialist familiar with transportation issues points out that building a car park under the ground is more expensive than otherwise. Due to land shortage, however, Hong Kong has no choice but to opt for it.

　　A14, 26 March 2019

　　WORDS AND USAGE Outbreak (noun)

●A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.[来自动词短语break out]

（爆发，突然发生）

1. We learned of a deadly cholera outbreak in the area.

2. As the outbreak spread, political and medical authorities kept a tight lid on information.

Jab (noun)

●An injection that is intended to stop you from getting a disease.（打预防针，接种疫苗）

1. A pilot scheme to give free flu jabs to primary pupils at school will become regular service in the coming academic year.

2. I'd probably got some filthy fever in spite of the jabs.

For the time being (idiom)

●At the present moment; for now.（目前，暂时）

1. For the time being, our plans remain unchanged until something convinces us otherwise.

2. The villagers' resistance has led to the plan being postponed for the time being.

Opt for sth (phrasal verb)

●To choose a particular option.（选择）

1. Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a passport to a good job.

2. I opted for the orange one.

In stages (idiom)

●In a series of separate steps rather than all at one time.（分阶段地）

1.The changes will be made in stages.

2.After the earthquake, schools were reopening in stages.

　　本报查访麻疹疫苗“一针难求”

　　3月26日 A5

　　香港机场爆发麻疹，惹人关注疫情会否扩散，外傭僱主、準备外遊人士近日纷纷到私家诊所注射麻疹疫苗，私家医生称近日要求接种疫苗人数升约一成，但大公报记者发现市场上“一针难求”。卫生署称，疫苗供应稳定，已要求供应商增加供应满足市场需要。食物及卫生局局长陈肇始称，香港社区对麻疹的防疫力相当高，社区层面暂时并无爆发迹象。

　　香港医院藥剂师学会昨日发声明称，香港预防麻疹疫苗贮存量有限，据学会了解，葛兰素史克、美国默沙东这两大藥厂，各在本港贮存约五万剂疫苗。至於十万剂疫苗有多少剂在私人医疗市场，卫生署昨日并无透露。

　　Measles vaccine hardly available in market

　　The outbreak of measles at Hong Kong's airport has prompted concerns whether the epidemic would spread. Employers of foreign domestic helpers and those who are about to make outbound trips have been rushing one after another to private clinics to get measles vaccine jabs these days. Privately practising doctors say the number of people wanting to get a measles vaccine jab has increased by about 10 per cent in recent days. But Ta Kung Pao reporters find out that measles vaccine is hardly available in market. The Department of Health says supply of the vaccine remains stable, adding it has asked suppliers to increase their supplies to meet [growing] market demand. Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee, the Secretary for Food and Health, says that Hong Kong communities' capability of preventing measles is quite high so that there is no community outbreak for the time being.

　　The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Hong Kong (SHPHK) yesterday issued a statement saying that Hong Kong's storage of measles vaccine is limited. According to SHPHK, each of the two big American pharmaceutical manufacturing companies, GlaxoSmithKline plc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), has 50000 doses of measles vaccine in storage. As about how many of these 100000 doses are available to the private medical market, the Department of Health did not reveal yesterday. A5, 26 March 2019