SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1985
AFTER THE VIEWS OF ALL TEN DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE BEEN SOUGHT, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL ANALYSE THEM CAREFULLY TO PRODUCE A DRAFT FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMME TAKING THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA INTO CONSIDERATION:
SITE AVAILABILITY
DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINT
EXISTING LEVEL OF PROVISION OF THE TYPE OF FACILITY IN THE DISTRICT AND
VIEWS PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED BY URBAN
COUNCILLORS, DB MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED BODIES,
THE DRAFT CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. SUBJECT TO THE COUNCIL'S RATIFICATION, THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT BOARDS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE FINALISED DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THEIR DI STRI CTS.
+THIS CONSULTATIVE PROCESS WITH DISTRI CT BOARDS HAS BEEN WORKING VERY WELL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COUNCIL PROJECTS IN URBAN AREAS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THROUGH COMMENTS AND OTHER FEEDBACK FROM THE DISTRICT BOARDS, WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ABOUT THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC DISTRICTS AND THE TYPES OF FACILITIES BEST SUITED FOR DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS.
+ON THE OTHER HAND, WE BELIEVE THE PROCESS WILL ALSO DRIVE HOME TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS THE CONSTRAINTS AND COMPLICATIONS INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VERY WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY, SPORTS, CULTURAL AND OTHER PROJECTS INVOLVED,+ HE ADDED.
ACTION TAKEN AGAINST PARKING SPACE MISUSE
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A TOTAL OF 255 CASES OF CARPARKING SPACES MISUSED FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC AND STORAGE PURPOSES WAS DETECTED LAST YEAR WITH ACTION TAKEN BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT'S LAND CONTROL STAFF.
IN MOST CASES, SUCH A BREACH IN LEASE CONDITIONS WAS SATISFACTORILY RECTIFIED AFTER WARNINGS ISSUED TO THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE PREMISES.
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