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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1984
COUNCILLORS TO EXPRESS VIEWS ON WHITE PAPER
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URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL PUBLICLY DEBATE THE WHITE PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 11).
THE CHAIRMAN, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WILL MOVE A MOTION TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE CLEAR AND CONCRETE PLANS FOR DIRECT ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AFTER 1987+.
ONE ON THE
THERE WILL BE TWO OTHER MOTIONS DECLARATION OF MARKETS IN THE URBAN AREAS AND THE OTHER ON THE HIRING CHARGES FOR AIR-CONDITIONED SQUASH COURTS.
DURING QUESTION TIME, DR RONALD LEUNG WILL ENQUIRE ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S PARTICIPATION IN THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR. HE WILL ALSO ASK WHETHER THE COUNCIL WILL ENCOURAGE DISTRICT BOARDS TO TAKE PART IN THE IYY EVENTS.
THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN EDINBURGH PLACE STARTING FROM 2.30 P.M.
LADY BREMRIDGE OPENS BONSAI SHOW
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LADY BREMRIDGE, WIFE OF THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, TODAY OPENED A BONSAI AND HORTICULTURAL SHOW AS A HIGHLIGHT OF HOUSING FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS AT SHEK WAI KOK ESTATE, TSUEN WAN.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING. MISS ELAINE CHUNG; ASSISTANT TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ANGUS MIU TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, DR CHEUNG SAU-CHING; AND TSUEN WAN EAST AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW DICK-HIN.
ADDRESSING THE CEREMONY MISS CHUNG SAID THAT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAD SPENT MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN PROVIDING A LOT OF GREENERY IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
+PICTURESQUE LANDSCAPE CERTAINLY BRINGS ABOUT A FEELING OF EASE AND SERENITY, WHICH IS MOST CHERISHED IN HONG KONG WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY CONCRETE BUILDINGS.
+APART FROM MAKING UTMOST EFFORTS TO PRODUCE LARGE NUMBERS OF PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS TRIED ITS BEST IN RECENT YEARS TO PLANT TREES IN HOUSING ESTATES TO GIVE ESTATE TENANTS A MORE COMFORTABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.+
/MISS CHUNG