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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1986
CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP, MR PANG KAM-FAI, SAID: +THE WORKING GROUP WILL SHORTLY ISSUE LETTERS TO ALL LOCAL MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, AREA COMMITTEES, LICENSED HAWKERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND SHOP-OWNERS' ORGANISATIONS, AND INVITE THEM TO SEND IN THEIR VIEWS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT.
+ APART FROM WRITTEN COMMENTS, INTERESTED PARTIES CAN ALSO APPROACH THE LIAISON STAFF OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES AND VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON THE HAWKER ISSUE.+
TO BROADEN THE CONSULTATION NETWORK, AREA COMMITTEES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO OPEN THEIR MEETINGS TO THE PUBLIC WHEN THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT IS DISCUSSED.
+FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE WORKING GROUP WILL APPLY FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS TO ORGANISE A LARGE-SCALE FORUM IN MARCH OR APRIL TO COLLECT OPINIONS ON A WIDER SPECTRUM,+ MR PANG SAID.
HE ALSO CALLED ON INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS TO THE WORKING GROUP IF THEY HAD ANY COMMENT ON THE DOCUMENT.
+BESIDES SOLICITING VIEWS FROM THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP WILL ALSO STUDY THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR PANG ADDED.
THE WORKING GROUP EXPECTS TO COMPLETE ITS TASK WITHIN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS AND A REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FULL BOARD MEETING IN JUNE.
TRAFFIC SIGNS IMPROVED IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT
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MORE THAN 20 TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE EITHER BEEN INSTALLED,
IMPROVED OR REPAIRED IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS BY A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE.
SINCE ITS FORMATION IN MAY LAST YEAR, THE WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW THE ADEQUACY OR OTHERWISE OF EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNS IN GUIDING MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS+ HAD IDENTIFIED ABOUT 50 TRAFFIC SIGNS FOR CORRECTION.
THE WORKING GROUP COMPRISES THREE MEMBERS WHO MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACTS WITH THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE DISTRICT'S SIX AREA COMMITTEES. THEY ALSO CONDUCT SITE VISITS AND ARE CONSTANTLY ALERT TO VIEWS OF RESIDENTS AND THE IR COLLEAGUES.
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