SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1984
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TWENTY-FIVE CASES ARE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION OR INVESTIGATION BY DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED.
THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
THERE ARE NOW FOUR CENTRES, EACH OPENING ONCE A WEEK FROM 8 PM TO 10 PM, AT NGAU TAU KOK, SAU MAU PING, LAM TIN AND TING HONG FOF BOARD MEMBERS TO MEET THE PUBLIC.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID BOARD MEMBERS ALSO VISITED SOME OF THE IR CLIENTS AFTER THE INTERVIEW SESSION AS PART OF THE FOLLOW-UP ACTION BEFORE REFERRING THE CASES TO DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY ACTION.
IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO VISITED LOCAL ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO TAKE NOTE OF DISTRICT PROBLEMS, OBTAIN LOCAL VIEWS ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PUBLICISE THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MEET BOARD MEMBERS CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES OR TELEPHONING 3-416315.
BOARD TO HEAR ABOUT FOOTBRIDGE PLANS
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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE INFORMED ON MONDAY (JANUARY 9) OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR A NEW SYSTEM OF PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGES ALONG LUNG CHEUNG ROAD.
SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN AUGUST THIS YEAR, THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THREE NEW FOOTBRIDGES IN CHUK YUEN AND MA CHAI HANG TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH BETTER ACCESS TO THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION, THE LOK FU SHOPPING CENTRE AND THE NEW TRACK AND FIELD GROUND.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE POLLUTION PROBLEM OF THE KAI TAK NULLAH.
ALSO TABLED WILL BE THE URBAN COUNCIL'S REVISED CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME 1983-1988 WHICH DETAILS THE PRESENT POSITION AND PRIORITY GRANTED TO PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE GAS INCIDENT IN A SAN PO KONG FACTORY LAST YEAR, WHILE A LANDS DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE WILL EXPLAIN THE EXISTING POLICY FOR THE GRANTING OF LEASE MODIFICATIONS TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF FACTORY CANTEENS IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
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