THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1974
GOVERNOR TAKES A LOOK AT SHAM SHUI PO
LIVING CONDITIONS *******
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE SPENT THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON IN CHEUNG SHA WAN AND SHAM SHUI PO WHERE HE HAD A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT LIVING CONDITIONS AND DISCUSSED BUILDING MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS WITH A MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE IN THE DISTRICT.
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THE GOVERNOR WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE UN CHEONG HUTUAL AID COMMITTEE WHICH WAS FORMED IN MID-1973 BY THE TENANTS OF THREE BLOCKS OF CHINESE STYLE TENEMENT BUILDINGS LOCATED AT UN CHAU STREET AND CHEONG WAH STREET.
SINCE ITS FORMATION, THE M.A.C. HAS INSTALLED A BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM, SET UP A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND ON TOP OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS, WHITE-WASHED ALL COMMUNAL PARTS OF THE BUILDINGS, AND ORGANISED PICNICS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS. EACH UNIT WAS ALSO PRESENTED WITH SEVERAL WHISTLES FOR USE IN EMERGENCIES.
THE GOVERIJOR WAS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM. INSTALLED BY THE COMMITTEE. IT HAD FOILED SIX BURGLARY ATTEMPTS AND THE CULPRITS WERE CAUGHT RED-HANDED.
THE GOVERNOR WAS ALSO TOLD OF TWO INSTANCES OF FIRE SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMITTEE. IN BOTH CASES, TENANTS REACTED SWIFTLY WHEN THE ALARM WAS RAISED, AND THE FIRES WERE QUICKLY PUT OUT WITH THE HELP OF THE FIRE' SERVICES.
SIR MURRAY REMARKED THAT THIS WAS JUST THE SORT OF DEVELOPMENT HE HAD HOPED TO SEE IN MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
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SIR MURRAY WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE TOUR BY MR. DAVID WONG, DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS,
THEY FIRST CALLED AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN TEMPORARY WHOLESALE MARKET AT HING WAH STREET, WHERE THE GOVERNOR WATCHED THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE VEGETABLE TRADERS, AND TALKED WITH VARIOUS STALL KEEPERS.
THE GOVERNOR SHOWED GREAT CONCERN OVER THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM OF THE MARKET. AND ASKED WHETHER THE GOODS WOULD BE BAHAGED DURING HEAVY DOUNPOURS. HE WAS ASSURED THAT THE PRESENT DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS ADEQUATE.
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