WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1984
REDEVELOPMENT WORK ON CHAI WAN (WEST) ESTATE WAS FIRST STARTED IN 1976 TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS AND RELIEVE OVERCROWDING ON THE ESTATE.
SINCE THEN SIX NEW RENTAL BLOCKS AND TWO HOS BLOCKS TOGETHER WITH A MODERN SHOPPING CENTRE HAVE BEEN BUILT, AND TWO ORIGINAL BLOCKS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO PROVIDE SELF-CONTAINED FLATS.
UPON FULL COMPLETION OF REDEVELOPMENT BY 1986, WAN TSUI ESTATE WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 3 947 FLATS IN 10 RENTAL BLOCKS WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 18 000 PEOPLE.
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FINANCIAL SECRETARY VISITS FACTORY
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BEGAN A PROGRAMME OF VISITS TO LOCAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES BY TOURING A GARMENT FACTORY IN KWUN TONG.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PETER JOHNSON, SIR JOHN WENT TO WING TAI GARMENT INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LTD AND WAS SHOWN AROUND THE PRODUCTION FLOORS BY THE COMPANY'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR CHRISTOPHER CHENG.
WING TAI GARMENT, ESTABLISHED IN 1957 AS A LOCALLY-OWNED PRIVATE COMPANY, PRODUCES MAINLY COTTON JEANS FOR EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THE FACTORY HAS A COMPUTERISED PLOTTER-MARKER SYSTEM WHICH ENABLES NOT ONLY MAXIMUM UTILISATION OF FABRICS BUT ALSO CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS IN TIME AND MANPOWER.
MORE BOARDS TO DISCUSS GREEN PAPER
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CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE GREEN PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE IR VIEWS, TOGETHER WITH OPINIONS COLLECTED AT VARIOUS PUBLIC FORUMS HELD IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE PAST WEEKS, WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE BUILDING OF A PUBLIC TOILET AND A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT LAN KWAI FONG.
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OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED PROVISION OF AMENITIES FACILITIES IN TWO PICNIC AREAS REVIEW ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTRICT BOARDS, AREA COMMITTEE AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AND PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES.
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