ون موارد الماسال
DECEMBER 12, 1983
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HE SAID A STEERING GROUP ON WATERCOURSE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE WAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED.
IN TURN EACH DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE WOULD ESTABLISH A DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING GROUP WHICH WOULD BE REPORTING BACK TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO TACKLE PROBLEMS WITHIN ITS OWN PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
IT WAS QUITE LIKELY THAT FOR SUCH A PURPOSE A PRIORITY RIVER OR WATERCOURSE WOULD BE IDENTIFIED IN EACH DISTRICT, HE SAID,
MR HAY SAID FANLING IS THE NEWEST OF THE NEW TOWNS, AND IS GROWING RAPIDLY WITH TWO LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES NEAR ING COMPLETION.
THE FIRST ESTATE IN THE NEW TOWN, CHOI YUEN, IS ALL BUT COMPLETE, CURRENTLY HOUSING 20 000 PEOPLE.
THE OTHER, CHEUNG WAH, IS EXPECTED TO START TAKING PEOPLE IN EARLY NEXT YEAR.
AN AREA FOR A THIRD PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE HAS BEEN CLEARED AND IS AT PRESENT BEING FORMED.
MR HAY SAID NORTH DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE IS NOT IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION FOR MOST PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT.
IT IS HOPED THE SITUATION WILL BE REMEDIED BY MID-1984 WHEN BOTH THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE MOVE INTO TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION IN FANLING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FIGHT CRIME SEMINAR ORGANISED
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A FIGHT CRIME SEMINAR WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT YUEN LONG TOWN HALL STARTING AT 3 PM, TO KEEP THE PUBLIC POSTED OF SECURITY MEASURES AGAINST ROBBERIES.
THE SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, YUEN LONG MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION AND THE LOCAL POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE.
PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE BANK OFFICIALS AND OPERATORS OF GOLDSMITH AND JEWELLERY SHOPS.
THE SPEAKERS WILL BE THE YUEN LONG POLICE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER, MR TSANG KING-KAI, AND THE STATION SERGEANT OF THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU, MR LAU CHỈU-MAN.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR, WHICH BEGINS AT 3 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AT 4 TAI YUK ROAD, YUEN LONG.
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