MONDAY, JULY 1, 1985
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TUEN MUN TO BE GIVEN PRIORITY CONSIDERATION
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TUEN MUN WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY CONSIDERATION IN THE ALLOCATION OF 35 SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO BE BUILT BETWEEN 1987 AND 1993.
THIS ASSURANCE WAS GIVEN TODAY (MONDAY) BY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TO 11 MEMBERS OF THE TUEN MUN RESIDENTS' LIVELIHOOD CONCERNED GROUP WHEN THEY CALLED ON THE DEPARTMENT TO AIR THEIR CONCERN OVER THE SHORTAGE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN THE AREA.
THEY WERE TOLD THAT ALL DISTRICT BOARDS WILL SHORTLY BE INFORMED OF THE LOCATION OF THE 35 SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO BE BUILT AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE ALLOCATION.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN TO THE GROUP THE POLICY OF PROVISION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES WHICH WAS ON A TERRITORIAL BASIS AND NOT ON A DISTRICT BASIS.
REAR LANE STRUCTURES TO BE PULLED DOWN
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FORTY-TWO ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT THE REAR LANE OF CHUNG KING MANSION IN TSIM SHA TSUI, POSING A FIRE HAZARD AND SANITATION PROBLEM, WILL BE CLEARED NEXT MONTH.
SANITARY CONDITIONS IN CHUNG KING MANSION, BUILT IN THE EARLY 1960S WITH 850 UNITS AND SOME 3 500 RESIDENTS, HAD STEADILY DETERIORATED OVER THE YEARS.
RECOGNISING THESE PROBLEMS, THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE BUILDING'S OWNERS CORPORATION, LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN IN APRIL LAST YEAR TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN CHUNG KING MANSION.
A SERIES OF IMPROVEMENT WORK, INCLUDING INTERNAL WHITE-WASHING, REFURBISHING OF LETTER BOXES, CLEANSING OF STAIRCASES AND PODIUMS, REPAIRING BROKEN WINDOWS, SMOKE DOORS AND REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS IN COMMON AREAS, HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
THESE EFFORTS WERE REINFORCED WITH REGULAR INSPECTIONS BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR BOWEN LEUNG, SAID TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND TO PROVIDE SAFER ACCESS TO THE BUILDING, 42 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT THE REAR LANE WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED,
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