MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1984
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EFFORTS CONTINUE AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING
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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TODAY WARNED AGAINST INDISCRIMINATE PARKING THAT BLOCKED ROADS AND PAVEMENTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, AS EFFORTS CONTINUED TO REMOVE SUCH INCONVENIENCE TO TENANTS.
+FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER, OVER 18 000 VEHICLES HAD EITHER BEEN IMPOUNDED OR TOWED AWAY FOR ILLEGAL PARKING IN ESTATES,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
HE SAID THE OFFENDING DRIVERS INVOLVED HAD PAID IMPOUNDING AND REMOVAL CHARGES TOTALLING $991 000.
+IN THE SAME PERIOD, MORE THAN 2 000 PERSONS WERE PROSECUTED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT FOR SIMILAR OFFENCES.
+THEY WERE FINED BY COURT A TOTAL OF OVER $346 000 ON
CONVICTION.+
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED MOTORISTS OF THE NEED TO ABIDE BY TRAFFIC RULES IN ESTATES AS WELL. IN ORDER TO AVOID BLOCKING ROADS AND PAVEMENTS AND CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO TENANTS.
+BOTH DURING AND AFTER OFFICE HOURS, ESTATE MANAGEMENT STAFF KEEP CLOSE WATCH TO ENSURE THAT GOOD LIVING ENVIRONMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN ESTATES, HE SAID.
COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR TAI PO
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, WILL OPEN THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE AND OFFICIATE AT THE INAUGURATION OF ITS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TOMORROW (TUESDAY), AT 3 PM.
THE COMMUNITY CENTRE, LOCATED AT HEUNG SZE WUI STREET, TAI PO MARKET, IS RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
IT PROVIDES A VARIETY OF WELFARE SERVICES AND GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
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