FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1983
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MOST OF THE STALLS WERE LET OUT TODAY AT A RESTRICTED AUCTION TO HAWKERS CURRENTLY OPERATING AT THE TEMPORARY MARKETS.
BIDDED PRICES RANGE FROM $1 150 TO $1 950 FOR THE STANDARD STALLS AND FROM $350 TO $440 FOR THE MINI-STALLS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FIRE HAZARD CONVERTED INTO REST GARDEN
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A FORMER FIRE-HAZARD AT A TUNG TAU PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE SITE HAS NOW BEEN CONVERTED INTO A PLEASANT REST GARDEN, AS A RESULT OF THE CONCERN AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE FIRE-HAZARD WAS AN OPEN SPACE NEAR BLOCK 23 ON LOK SIN ROAD, USUALLY OCCUPIED BY LORRIES LOADED WITH GASOLINE AND LP GAS CYLINDERS.
NEARBY RESIDENTS HAD REGARDED THIS AS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD AND A THREAT TO THEIR LIVES, AND SO THE FIVE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN BLOCK 23 RAISED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE MATTER WAS LATER TAKEN UP BY THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION MEETING BETWEEN OFFICIALS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WHO FELT THAT THE BEST SOLUTION WAS TO CONVERT THE OPEN SPACE INTO A SITTING-OUT AREA.
THE PROBLEM WAS QUICKLY SOLVED WHEN THE DISTRICT BOARD UNDERTOOK TO MEET THE CONVERSION COST OF $60 000 AS ONE OF ITS ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE REST GARDEN WHICH IS INSTALLED WITH ARBOURS AND STONE CHESS TABLES AND CHAIRS.
AT A BRIEF CEREMONY TODAY (FRIDAY), THE SITTING-OUT AREA WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY CHIEF HOUSING MANAGER, MR LO CHI-YUEN, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR IAN STRACHAN, AND SEVERAL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
MR LO TOLD THE GATHERING THAT THE PROJECT CLEARLY SHOWED THE CONCERN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE ESTATE'S RESIDENTS.
+THE CONVERSION OF THIS SITE INTO A SITTING-OUT AREA IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE TO SHOW THAT IN CARRYING OUT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, LOCAL OPINION AND THE SUPPORT OF KAIFONGS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME, HE SAID.
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