SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1984
HOTLINE ON WHITE PAPER EXTENDED TO 24-HOUR SERVICE
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FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY), KWUN TONG RESIDENTS CAN CALL UP 3-421443 ANY TIME TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS ON THE WHITE PAPER ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
THE HOTLINE WAS STARTED ON OCTOBER 12 (FRIDAY) BY THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR OPERATION DURING OFFICE HOURS AS ONE OF THE CHANNELS TO COLLECT RESIDENTS' VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT.
+THROUGH OUR CONTACTS WITH THE KAIFONGS, WE FOUND THAT IT MAY NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE TO CALL THE HOTLINE DURING OFFICE HOURS. THEREFORE WE DECIDED TO EXPAND IT TO A ROUND- THE-CLOCK SERVICE,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
+AS THE WHITE PAPER IS A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT TO EVERY ONE IN THE TERRITORY, WE MUST LET OUR VIEWS BE KNOWN WHETHER WE ACCEPT IT OR NOT.
+ I REALLY HOPE LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL MAKE GOOD USE OF THE HOTLINE. ALL THE IR VIEWS WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE HOTLINE WILL REMAIN IN OPERATION UNTIL NOVEMBER 15.
VIEWS COLLECTED THROUGH THE HOTLINE AND OTHER CHANNELS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE.
STEPS MONUMENT BEING RESTORED
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A MUCH TRODDEN MONUMENT IN CENTRAL THE DUDDELL STREET STEPS IS BEING RESTORED.
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NOW IN THEIR CENTENARY YEAR OF SERVICE TO THE BUSTLING COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY NEARBY, THE STEPS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR LOOSENED THROUGH HEAVY USAGE.
ALSO, THE HANDRAILS AND THE TWO ROWS OF BALUSTRADE IN TUSCAN PATTERN ARE BEING REBUILT TO THEIR ORIGINAL SHAPE AND FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP.
AS PART OF THE RESTORATION WORK, THE TWO GAS LAMPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR PEDESTALS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A NEARBY BUILDING.
THE STEPS, MADE UP OF SOME 56 SLABS OF GRANITE, HAVE WITNESSED THE RAPID GROWTH OF BUSINESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HONG KONG SUCCESS STORY OVER THE LAST 100 YEARS.
TO RECOGNISE