SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1986
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SQUATTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT BEING IMPROVED
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THE INCLUSION OF ALDRICH VILLAGE, SHAU KEI WAN, IN THE SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT (SAI) SCHEME SHAU KEI WAN, SHOWS THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO IMPROVE IMMEDIATE LIVING CONDITIONS IN SQUATTER VILLAGES, THE ASSISTANT EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, DR SIMON VICKERS, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
DR VICKERS WAS SPEAKING AT A LIGHTING CEREMONY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALDRICH VILLAGE STREET-LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. UNDER THIS LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS PARTLY SUBSIDISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, 25 STREET LIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN ALDRICH VILLAGE.
ALDRICH VILLAGE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S SAI PROGRAMME UNDERTAKEN BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.
+THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS OF IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE PROGRAMME : FIRSTLY, MINOR GEOTECHNICAL WORK WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF LANDSLIP,
+SECONDLY, BASIC SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED, SUCH AS IMPROVEMENT TO DRAINAGE AND FOOTPATHS, PROVISION OF PUBLIC LATRINES, REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS, MA IN-TO-HUT METERED WATER SUPPLY AND ́UPGRADING OF STREET LIGHTING, HE SAID.
DR VICKERS SAID THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD DIRECTED THAT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TAKE OVER THE PROVISION OF STREET LIGHTS IN SQUATTER VILLAGES FROM THIS YEAR.
A SPECIAL TEAM WOULD CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE LIGHTING CONDITIONS IN THE VILLAGE AND WOULD DESIGN AN IMPROVED LIGHTING SYSTEM.
AMONG OTHER GUESTS AT THE CEREMONY WERE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS MR CHAN YING-LUN AND DR KIM CHAM: EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MRS BETTY YUNG AND MR LAM TAK-MONG, AND URBAN COUNCILLOR MADAM CHEUNG WAI-PING.
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