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FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1982
MONG KOK BOARD MEMBERS STUDY DISTRICT PROBLEMS
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TWENTY MEMBERS OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING TOURED MONG KOK AND TAI KOK TSUI TO GET A FIRST-HAND
IMPRESSION OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS OF THE DISTRICT AND THE WORK DONE BY ITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR WILFRED WONG, THE MEMBERS WENT UP THE ROOF-TOP OF A BUILDING TO HAVE A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF A SITE LOCATED AT THE CENTRE OF TAI KOK TSUI,
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED IN TURNING THIS SITE, WHICH MEASURES ABOUT 6 900 SQUARE METRES, INTO EITHER AN OPEN SPACE OR A MARKET-AND-OPEN SPACE TO MAKE UP FOR THE LACK OF SUCH FACILITIES IN THIS AREA,
THE PARTY THEN PROCEEDED TO THE AREA AROUND BEECH STREET WHERE THEY LOOKED AT TWO MORE SITES, ONE FOR A TEMPORARY LORRY PARKING AREA AND THE OTHER DESIGNATED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTRE BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT SPORTS, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
MEMBERS ALSO VISITED AN ON-STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT THE JUNCTION OF KAM LAM STREET AND SOY STREET AND WENT TO REAR LANES WHERE CLEARANCES HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT TO REMOVE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES. THEY ALSO VISITED TWO MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
NORTH DISTRICT CLEAN-UP DRIVE A SUCCESS
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VILLAGERS AND TOWN FOLKS OF NORTH DISTRICT, NT, WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED TO KEEP UP THEIR EFFORT IN MAINTAINING GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE TO MAKE THE IR SURROUNDINGS A PLEASANT PLACE TO LIVE IN.
THE ADVICE CAME FROM MR CHEUNG KUEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING SUB-COMMITTEE FOR THE COMPETITIONS OF THE NORTH DISTRICT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE,
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MR CHEUNG WAS SPEAKING AT A PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY AT SHEK WU HUI PLAYGROUND TO MARK THE SUCCESS OF THE NORTH DISTRICT CLEAN BUILDING AND CLEAN VILLAGE COMPETITIONS.
PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE COMPETITIONS WAS VERY ENCOURAGING, MR CHEUNG SAID, ADDING THAT RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE TO MAKE THE CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS,
AS A GESTURE OF APPRECIATION, MR CHEUNG PRESENTED SOUVENIR BANNERS TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WINNING TEAMS OF THE 11 MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND SEVEN VILLAGES WHICH TOOK PART IN
THE COMPETITIONS.
ALSO PRESENT TODAY WERE THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF NORTH, MR DAVID WILMSHURST, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF NORTH, MR LAW WAI-MING.
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