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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1984
THE REPORT SAYS THAT THE AUTHORITY CONTINUED TO PLACE EMPHASIS ON THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE WELFARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR TENANTS OF ALL AGE GROUPS. IN ALL NEW ESTATES, VARIOUS TYPES OF WELFARE PREMISES ARE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING STANDARD AND NEEDS OF TENANTS, WHILE EFFORTS CONTINUE TO BE MADE TO PROVIDE AND UPGRADE SIMILAR SERVICES IN OLDER ESTATES.
ACCOMMODATION IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE SETTING UP OF HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED IN NEW ESTATES SO THAT THEY CAN INTEGRATE WITH THE COMMUNITY. APART FROM THESE HOSTELS, A NUMBER OF SUPPORTING REHABILITATIVE SERVICES SUCH AS TRAINING CENTRES, WORK ACTIVITY CENTRES, SHELTERED WORKSHOPS AND SOCIAL RECREATION CLUBS ARE ALSO PROVIDED.
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DURING THE YEAR, A TOTAL OF 64 TENANCIES FOR WELFARE PREMISES WERE GRANTED ON BOTH NEW AND EXISTING ESTATES, MAKING A TOTAL OF 526 TENANCIES COMPRISING 75 NURSERIES, 50 CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY 57 LIBRARIES-STUDY ROOMS, 90 CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, 45 HOSTELS AND 210 CENTRES FOR OTHER WELFARE SERVICES.
A TRIAL SCHEME OF ALLOCATING MEDICAL CLINICS TO A GROUP OF DOCTORS TO CARRY OUT GROUP PRACTICE WAS INTRODUCED AT LUNG HANG ESTATE DURING THE YEAR.
NEW COLOUR CODINGS FOR PARK ING METERS *****
THE COLOUR CODINGS FOR SOME 15 000 PARKING METERS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY ARE TO BE CHANGED IN PHASES, STARTING NEXT MONTH.
UNDER THE NEW SCHEME, THE POSTS OF HALF-HOUR METERS WILL BE PAINTED YELLOW ALL THROUGH, WHILE THOSE OF ONE-HOUR AND TWO-HOUR METERS WILL BE PAINTED BROWN AND BLUE RESPECTIVELY WITHOUT THE ALTERNATE WHITE BANDS.
PARKING METERS WHICH ARE OPERATIONAL ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WILL BE INDICATED BY A WHITE BAND AT THE UPPER END OF THE IR POSTS, INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT VIOLET BAND.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT A TWO-YEAR REPAINTING PROGRAMME HAD BEEN DRAWN UP.
THE FIRST DISTRICT TO HAVE PARKING METERS WITH THE NEW COLOUR CODING WILL BE LAI CHI KOK, TO BE FOLLOWED BY TSIM SHA TSUI EAST AND HUNG HOM IN KOWLOON.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID DURING THE TWO-YEAR CHANGEOVER PERIOD, THE OLD COLOUR CODINGS WILL REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN REPAINTED.
HE SAID THAT BESIDES MAKING THE PARKING METERS MORE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE, THE SIMPLE COLOUR CODINGS WOULD FACILITATE MAINTENANCE AND REDUCE COST AND MANPOWER,
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