TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1982
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AT THE DB INAUGURAL MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE FORMATION OF MORE SUB-COMMITTEES AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF A DISTRICT TOUR OF YAU MA TEI TO ENABLE MEMBERS TO SEE THE COMMON PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE DISTRICT.
THE SIX OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE: REGIONAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, KOWLOON WEST, MRS LORAN MAO- REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, WEST KOWLOON, MRS R. GOODSTADT- SENIOR HOUSING MANAGER, CLEARANCE, MR TANG WA-YING- SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER, PLANNING WEST, MISS MARY WONG CHIEF LANDS AND WORKS OFFICER, PENINSULA, MR EDWIN LI AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, KOWLOON, OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR T.K. CHOY.
THE 13 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ARE: MR CHAN YUM-TONG, MR CHIU YU-HEI, MR HO SAI-PAK, MR KAM KWOK-CHUE
MR KAM KWOK-CHUE, MR LAI SZE-NUEN, MR MAK YAT-LAM, MR NG TOR-TAÍ, MDM PO WAI-CHING, MR CHEK KING-MAN, MR DENNIS SIN CHUCK-FAN, MR WONG SIU-KANG, MR YIP WAH AND MR YU LOOK-YAU.
THE TWO URBAN COUNCILLORS ARE DR DENNY HUANG AND DR PHILIP KWOK. THEY WILL SERVE FROM MARCH 4 TO SEPTEMBER 30.
KCR FEEDER BUS SERVICES TO BE INTRODUCED IN MAY
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NEW KCR FEEDER BUS SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN THE FIRST STAGE OF ELECTRIFIED SERVICES BETWEEN KOWLOON AND SHA TIN STATION BECOMES OPERATIONAL IN EARLY MAY, CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER/RAILWAY, PR ERNEST LEE SAID TODAY.
THESE FEEDER SERVICES, WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE SUFF IX +K+ AFTER THEIR ROUTE NUMBERS, FOLLOW EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH KMB, KCR, AND THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE AFFECTED NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS.
SINCE KCR STATIONS IN THE URBAN AREAS ARE ALREADY SERVED BY A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF FRANCHISED BUSES, MANY EXISTING FEEDER SERVICES WILL BE AUGMENTED IN THE FORM OF FREQUENCY OR CARRYING CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS.
NEW FEEDER ROUTES WILL BE INTRODUCED WHERE NEW DEMANDS CALL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES, MR LEE SAID.
AT THE KCR KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM, A NEW SERVICE 26K WILL BE INTRODUCED IN MAY LINKING SHUN TIN AND LAT KOK ESTATES TO PROVIDE CONVENIENT BUS/RAIL INTERCHANGE FOR PEOPLE COMING FROM THESE AREAS. EXISTING SERVICES TO KWUN TONG FERRY, TSZ WAN SHAN AND LOK FU WILL BE FURTHER IMPROVED.
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