TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1984
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THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE YOUTH YEAR IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN EARLY JANUARY, 1985, BUT A PRELUDE OF EVENTS IS BEING PLANNED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR THE LATTER PART OF 1984, WHICH WILL INCLUDE YOUTH YEAR SONG COMPETITION AND POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION.
THE CENTRAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE IS PLANNING SEVERAL MAJOR EVENTS WHICH WILL BE HELD DURING THE YOUTH YEAR.
+EACH OF THESE EVENTS IS DESIGNED TO INVOLVE THE ACTIVE AND MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF THE YOUTH OF HONG KONG, SHE SAID.
+WE ARE ALL DETERMINED THAT 1985 WILL BE THE LAUNCHING POST OF A CONTINUING PROGRAMME. NOT JUST A ONE-OFF SERIES OF EXTRAVAGANZAS,+ MRS CHOW SAID.
BOARD MEMBERS LOOK AT IMPROVEMENT WORKS
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FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE TOURED THE DISTRICT TODAY (TUESDAY) TO LOOK OVER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORK.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NIGEL WHITNEY, MEMBERS FIRST INSPECTED A DAMAGED BREAKWATER AND A CHOKED DRAIN AT MA WAN VILLAGE IN LEI YUE MUN TO SEE IF ANY IMPROVEMENT COULD BE MADE TO IT.
THEY THEN WENT TO THE YAU TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA AND WERE TOLD BY THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICER (KOWLOON EAST), MR A.L.A. ALEXANDER-WEBBER, THAT THREE SITES ON CHO YUEN STREET AND A SITE NEAR THE TSUI PING ROAD ESTATE WOULD BE USED AS TEMPORARY RECREATIONAL GROUNDS.
AT LAM TIN THIRD VILLAGE, MEMBERS LOOKED AT TWO PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMITTEE A CHAIN-LINK FENCING AND INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS.
THEY ALSO VISITED THE BACKLANES OF LUEN ON STREET IN THE TING HONG AREA AND SAW THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS POSED BY THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES.
SOME 50 STRUCTURES ARE SCHEDULED FOR CLEARNANCE NEXT MONTH UNDER THE OPERATION FAR FLING+ IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME.
IN THE AFTERNOON, MEMBERS INSPECTED SOME SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS COMPLETED BY THE COMMITTEE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR.
THESE INCLUDED A ROADSIDE AMENITY SPOT NEAR THE SAU MAU PING BUS TERMINUS, AND A SITTING-OUT AREA, GROUP LETTER BOXES AND A NOTICE BOARD IN ON LOK VILLAGE.
TODAY'S VISIT WAS INITIATED BY THE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THE GROUNDWORK FOR MEMBERS TO PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORKS.
THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ALLOCATED $1 MILLION FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.
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