MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1984
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT FOR KWUN TONG
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KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TOUR THE DISTRICT TO INSPECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS COMPLETED LAST FINANCIAL YEAR.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NIGEL WHITNEY, THEY WILL ALSO VISIT AREAS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SITES WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE VISIT WAS INITIATED BY THE BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE A STRONGER GROUNDWORK FOR BOTH COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS TO PLAN FOR FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORK.
THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ALLOCATED $1 MILLION FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.
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NEW WATER SUPPLIES ENQUIRIES CENTRE
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL OPEN ITS FIFTH CONSUMER ENQUIRY CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE CENTRE, ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, IS THE SECOND TC BE BROUGHT INTO OPERATION THIS YEAR.
THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR TOM
MCDONOUGH, DESCRIBED THE EXPANSION IN THE PRESENT NETWORK OF ENQUIRY CENTRES AS TIMELY BECAUSE OF THE EVER-INCREASING NUMBER OF CONSUMERS, WHO NOW TOTAL 1.3 MILLION,
DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984, 79 761 ENQUIRIES, COMPARED WITH 58 911 LAST YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 35 PER CENT.
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THE CENTRES HANDLED DURING THE SAME PERIOD
THE NEW CENTRE WILL OPEN FROM 8.30 AM - 4.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM 11.30 AM ON SATURDAYS. AS WITH THE OTHER CENTRES, IT WILL DEAL WITH ENQUIRIES ON ALL ASPECTS OF WATER ACCOUNTS.
A COMPUTER VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE CENTRE TO SPEED UP HANDLING OF ENQUIRIES,
PAYMENT OF WATER ACCOUNTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE EITHER BY CHEQUE THROUGH THE POST OR AT THE KWAI HING DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SAME FLOOR OF KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MR MCDONOUGH SAID.
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