SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1984
EYE-SORE TURNED INTO REST AREA
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A FORMER EYE-SORE ALONG A SECTION OF THOMSON ROAD IN WAN CHAI HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT DECORATED WITH FLOWER POTS AND GARDEN BENCHES.
THE SECTION, BETWEEN JOHNSTON ROAD AND LUARD ROAD, WAS FORMERLY PACKED WITH VEHICLES AND ON-STREET HAWKERS, A CAUSE OF FREQUENT COMPLAINTS FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS.
BOLLARDS WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED AT BOTH ENDS OF THE PRECINCT TO PREVENT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
A WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROJECT, A JOINT VENTURE OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING MORE OPEN SPACE WHERE RESIDENTS COULD RELAX AND WORKERS
IN THE DISTRICT COULD HAVE THEIR LUNCH.
+THE PEDESTRIANISATION PROJECT IS A TRIAL SCHEME LASTING FOR SIX MONTHS, AT THE END OF WHICH A FULL EVALUATION WILL BE MADE WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC REACTION, HAWKER MANAGEMENT, AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES, HE SAID.
+ THE PRECINCT, WHICH WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS EACH DAY, WILL BE MADE A PERMANENT FEATURE IF THE GENERAL RESPONSE IS GOOD, + HE ADDED.
TENDERS INVITED FOR CLEANSING CONTRACT
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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A 12-MONTH CONTRACT TO PROVIDE CLEANSING SERVICES AT SHEK WU HUI IN NORTH DISTRICT.
THE CONTRACT FORMS PART OF A PILOT SCHEME AIMED AT PROVIDING EFFICIENT, COST-EFFECTIVE CLEANSING SERVICES AT CERTAIN AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AN NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID.
SHEK WU HUI HAD BEEN CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF ITS SIZE, ITS LOCATION AND THE EXTENT OF EXISTING RESOURCES, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
THE PILOT SCHEME HAS WORKED WELL AT SEVEN VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+AS THE CONTRACT FOR SHEK WU HUI IS ON A LARGE SCALE, TENDERS ARE OPEN TO ALL PRIVATE FIRMS, + HE SAID.
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