WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1982
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THE FESTIVAL CATERING FOR THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE OF VARIOUS PHYSICAL ABILITIES, WILL LAST FOR ONE MONTH.
THERE WILL BE GAMES FOR THE AGED, TELE-MATCH FOR CHILDREN, WHEEL-CHAIR BASKETBALL COMPETITION AND VARIOUS BALL GAMES, DANCE AND OUTDOOR PURSUITS.
NOTE TO EDITORS1
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT MORSE PARK ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 6) AT 2.30 PM.
NEED FOR GOOD REPRESENTATION STRESSED
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THE NEED FOR GOOD REPRESENTATION WITH A WIDER MEMBERSHIP BEYOND THE SCOPE OF INDIVIDUAL FACTORY BUILDINGS IN THE KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA WAS STRESSED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR GRAHAM BARNES.
SUCH A REPRESENTATION COULD DISCUSS WIDER ISSUES WHICH CONCERN THE AREA AS A WHOLE, SUCH AS THE PROVISION OF OFF-STREET PARKING AND LUNCHEON FACILITIES, HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEWLY-FORMED KWUN TONG INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE ASSOCIATION, MR BARNES SAID HE BELIEVED THE ASSOCIATION, WITH ITS AIM TO FOSTER GREATER UNITY AND.. CO-OPERATION AMONG MANUFACTURERS AND BUSINESSMEN IN THE DISTRICT, WAS CAPABLE OF ASSUMING THIS IMPORTANT ROLE.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA HAD CREATED SOME UNDESIRABLE SIDE EFFECTS WHICH REQUIRED RECTIFICATION.
THE SHORTAGE OF LUNCHEON FACILITIES, ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF BACKLANES, POLLUTION AND INADEQUATE OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES ARE SOME OF THE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THE DISTRICT BOARD NEEDS TO DEAL WITH, MR BARNES SAID.
+WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION, THE BOARD AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CAN EXECUTE MORE EFFECTIVELY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE AREA, HE SAID.
HE CITED AS AN EXAMPLE THE OPERATION TORCH+ WHICH AIMED TO CLEAR ALL THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE BACKLANES OF FACTORY BUILDINGS AND RESTORE THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING.
+ITS SUCCESS DEPENDS VERY MUCH ON THE CO-OPERATION OF FACTORY OWNERS AND OPERATORS TO GUARD THE LANES FROM RE-OCCUPATION.
/+THE RE-SURFACING