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+THE NET WILL BE SUSPENDED LIKE A HUGE HAMMOCK FIXED TO THE PERIMETER WALLS AT ALL FOUR SIDES. OVER THE NET WILL BE PLACED ANODIZED ALUMINIUM SHEETS. THESE WILL BE CLAMPED FIRMLY TOGETHER, WEATHER-PROOFED AND SECURELY FIXED ON UNDERSIDE TO THE ROPE NETWORK, MR PHILLIS EXPLAINED.
THIS WOULD BE PART OF AN ARCHITECTURAL OUTLINE WHICH WOULD BE ANYTHING BUT THE CONVENTIONAL BOXSHAPE OF THE AVERAGE BUILDING IN HONG KONG.
BOARD MEMBERS LEARN MORE ABOUT AREA ****
KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING WENT ON A TOUR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE YAU TONG AND SZE SHAN AREA.
AFTER A BRIEFING ON THE CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS OF THE AREA BY THE ASSISTANT KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ANNIE TAM, THE BOARD MEMBERS TOURED THE KO CHIU ROAD AND YAU TONG ESTATES, AND THE CHEUNG LUNG TIN SQUATTER VILLAGE.
AT THE VILLAGE, THEY WERE TOLD THAT SQUATTER STRUCTURES WOULD BE CLEARED IN JUNE NEXT YEAR TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAM TIN SOUTH ESTATE.
AT LEI YUE MUN THEY HEARD DETAILS ABOUT THE SAM KA TSUEN DEVELOPMENT STAGE IV, UNDER WHICH 1.6 HECTARES OF LAND WOULD BE RECLAIMED AND DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED FACILITIES INCLUDING A MARKET, A MULTI-STOREY CARPARK, A PROMENADE AND AN OPEN SPACE.
BOARD MEMBERS ALSO NOTED THAT WORK WOULD START EARLY NEXT YEAR ON A PUBLIC TOILET AND BATHHOUSE ON A VACANT SITE NEAR THE LEI YUE MUN REST GARDEN.
AT CHA KWO LING, BOARD MEMBERS WERE SHOWN THE PROPOSED SITE FOR THE SECOND CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL AND WERE BRIEFED ON THE LATEST SITUATION OF THE CHA KWO LING ROAD PROJECT.
THEY WERE ALSO TOLD THAT CONSTRUCTION WORK WOULD START IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR ON A TWO-STOREY PUBLIC TOILET AND BATHHOUSE ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AT THE CHA KWO LING VILLAGE.
THE TOUR CONCLUDED WITH VISITS TO MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS ALONG CHA KWO LING ROAD AND FAN WAH STREET, THE FAN WAH STREET SQUATTER AREA, AND THE YAU SHING STREET AND CHA KWO LING TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.
THE VISIT TO YAU TONG AND SZE SHAN AREA WAS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT TO ENHANCE BOARD MEMBERS' UNDERSTANDING
THE NEXT VISIT WILL BE TO THE OF INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF KWUN TONG.
INDUSTRIAL AREA.
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