WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1981
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NEW OFFICE FOR TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD
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A NEW OFFICE FOR TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS CAME INTO USE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF FOU WAH CENTRE IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD, THE 470-SQUARE-METRE OFFICE HAS A CONFERENCE ROOM, PRESS FACILITY, A SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION BOOTH AND ROOMS FOP UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS TO MEET RESIDENTS.
THE BOARD'S SEC ETARIAT, COMPOSED OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, THREE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND A LIAISON OFFICER, WILL BE HOUSED IN THE NEW OFFICE.
SPEAKING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY, ACTING TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER AND BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LUI HAU-TUEN, SAID THE NEW OFFICE WOULD ENABLE MEMBERS TO MEET RESIDENTS AND HEAR THEIR VIEWS.
+TRIS WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE WORK OF OUR DISTRICT BOARD, HE SAID.
+BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD NOT ONLY ATTEND MEETINGS AND HOLD DISCUSSIONS, BUT ALSO MAINTAIN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH RESIDENTS AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PROBLEMS,✦ HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT A TIMETABLE FOR MEMBERS TO MEET RESIDENTS ON A DUTY ROSTER BASIS WAS BEING WORKED OUT AND DETAILS WOULD BE ANNOUNCED LATER,
THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD'S SEVEN SUB-COMMITTEES AND FOUR EX OFFICIO MEMBERS ALSO OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING,
SALT WATER CUT IN KOWLOON
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SALT WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN KOWLOON WILL BE TEMPORARILY CUT OFF FOR 12 HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 4) FOR PIPE RENEWAL WORK.
THE DISTRICTS TO BE AFFECTED ARE HUNG HOM, TO KWA WAN, MA TAU KOK, KAI TAK, MA TAU WAI, KOWLOON CITY, WONG TAI SIN, KOWLOON TONG, TSZ WAN SHAN, INCLUDING KOWLOON HOSPITAL.
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