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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1984
AND, THE ASSOCIATION HAD BEEN ABLE TO DO ALL THIS LONG BEFORE BEING PROVIDED WITH PREMISES, HE SAID.
THE PRESENT PREMISES, PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY VARIOUS DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS, WAS ONLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY YTRSA ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
+WHILST THE BUILDING IS NEITHER A NEW ONE NOR OF A MODERN DESIGN, I CAN SEE THAT EFFORTS MADE BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY VOLUNTEERS LIKE THE SCOUTS IN REDECORATING THE PREMISES HAS MADE POSSIBLE MAXIMUM UTILISATION OF THE SITE BEFORE ITS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT BY THE URBAN COUNCIL,
MR WIGGHAM SAID.
WITH THE PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND OTHER FACILITIES, THE ASSOCIATION WOULD CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF MUCH NEEDED RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.
SCHEME TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
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A SCHEME TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WILL BE INTRODUCED IN POK FU LAM NEAR POK FU LAM VILLAGE FROM WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 18).
THE SCHEME WILL INVOLVE THE PROVISION OF A PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE, THE CANCELLATION OF A ZEBRA CROSSING, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF VARIOUS SAFETY MEASURES.
THE SCHEME IS PROPOSED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND ENDORSED BY THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE ZEBRA CROSSING NEAR THE POK FU LAM VILLAGE WILL BE CANCELLED FROM 10 AM THAT DAY UPON COMPLETION OF A PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE AT THE POK FU LAM GARDENS INTERCHANGE.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE EXISTING CENTRAL-BOUND BUS STOP OUTSIDE DAIRY FARM WILL BE REŠITED TO A POSITION NEAR THE FOOTBRIDGE.
TO GUIDE PEDESTRIANS TO THE FOOTBRIDGE AND TO CURB JAY-WALKING, SAFETY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN.
THEY INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF STAIRWAYS TO SHORTEN THE JOURNEY TO THE FOOTBRIDGE, THE ERECTION OF RAILINGS, THE INTRODUCTION OF CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS ALONG POK FU LAM ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH CHI FU ROAD, THE CLOSING OF THE CENTRAL DIVIDER AND THE GAPS BETWEEN THE EXISTING REFUGE ISLANDS, AND THE ERECTION OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNS TO GUIDE PEDESTRIAN TO THE FOOTBRIDGE.
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