TUESDAY, MAY 6
Y 6, 1980
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SETTING UP OF TSING YI TRADE ASSOCIATION
A MOST TIMELY EVENT
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TSING YI TRADE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S POINT OF VIEW A MOST TIMELY EVENT, TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, MR JAMES HAYES, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
MR HAYES WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE SECOND-TERM OFFICE BEARERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
HE SAID THE ASSOCIATION CAME AT THE OUTSET OF THE ISLAND'S DEVELOPMENT AND WAS THE MORE TO BE WELCOMED ON THAT ACCOUNT BECAUSE, AS DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSED, THERE WAS A GREAT NEED FOR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO LIAISE CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS, BOTH OLD AND NEW.
+THIS WILL DRAW ATTENTION TO MATTERS WHICH REQUIRE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION AND IS PARTICULARLY VALUABLE IN HELPING TO DETERMINE SOME OF THE DETAIL AND TIMING OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.+
MR HAYES SAID THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE ASSOCIATION, MR WONG TAK-YAN, HAD REFERRED TO +GROWING PAINS IN THE COURSE OF ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT, MENTIONING TRANSPORT, MEDICAL SERVICES AND CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS EXAMPLES,
+ONE IS OBLIGED TO AGREE WITH HIM THAT IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE THAT SUPPLY MEETS DEMAND AT ALL POINTS, HE SAID. +THIS IS PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT THOUGH I CAN ASSURE THE ASSOCIATION AND OTHER RESIDENTS THAT THIS IS THE FREQUENT CONCERN OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS SITTING ON THE NEW TOWN MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE,+
CURRENTLY, PROPOSALS FOR THE PROVISION OF MAXI-CAB SERVICES BETWEEN TSING YI AND TSUEN WAN/KOWLOON AND ADDITIONAL BUS SERVICES WERE ALL IN HAND, AND DISCUSSIONS WERE TAKING PLACE WITH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE RECENTLY REDUCED FERRY SERVICES.
WITH REGARD TO MEDICAL FACILITIES, A GENERAL GOVERNMENT CLINIC PROVIDING OUT-PATIENT AND CASUALTY DEPARTMENTS AND FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES WOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981-82, IF NOT EARLIER. IN ACCOMMODATION RESERVED IN THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE OF CHEUNG CHING ESTATE. THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED TO MAKE SPEEDY PROVISION OF SERVICES ON THE ISLAND IN VIEW OF THE ALREADY LARGE POPULATION AND RELATIVELY ISOLATED SITUATION, +AND WE WILL BRING THIS CLINIC FORWARD IF WE CAN, MR HAYES SAID.
HE SAID THE CHAIRMAN HAD EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT SHOPS AND BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE GIVEN REASONABLE COMPENSATION, THIS IS ALSO OUR AIM, WHETHER THOSE CONCERNED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATUTORY OR EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION. WE WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE SITUATION AND, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, SEEX A REVIEW OF THE EXISTING RATES WHEN THIS APPEARS TO BE WARRANTED BY CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY.
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