MONDAY, APRIL 9,
APRIL 9, 1984
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DB MEMBERS TO DISCUSS PLANNING STANDARDS
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A REPORT ON GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO REVISE THE PLANNING STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY CENTRES WILL BE DISCUSSED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE PLANNING STANDARDS BEING PROPOSED ARE:
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A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE FOR AN AREA WITH 15 000 TO 40 000 POPULATION,
* AN AREA CENTRE FOR 40 000 TO 80 000 PEOPLE, AND
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A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR 80 000 TO 120 000 PEOPLE.
AT THE MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION'S LIAISON ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS WHETHER TO CONTINUE THE +MEET-THE- PUBLIC+ SCHEME ON CHEUNG CHAU.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE SETTING UP OF DISTRICT BOARD COMMITTEES FOR 1984/85, THE NAMING OF STREETS ON CHEUNG CHAU, AND THE ALLOCATION OF DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FOR DRAGON BOAT RACES, THE BUN FESTIVAL PARADE, AND SPORTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 2 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE 16TH FLOOR OF SINCERE BUILDING, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
IMPROVEMENT WORK
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WORK HAS STARTED ON IMPROVING LAI KING TRAINING CENTRE AT WA TAI ROAD NEAR LA KING ESTATE.
A $343 000 CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO HO YIP CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO EXTEND THE MAIN GATE BUILDING AND PROVIDE A NEW ROOF.
THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES PROVIDING A COVER FOR THE BASKET BALL COURT STAND. IT WILL BE COMPLETED IN FOUR MONTHS.
LAI KING TRAINING CENTRE, WHICH IS PART OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CAN ACCOMMODATE 300 MALES AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 17.
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