SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1986
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WIDER SCOPE FOR BOARD COMMITTEE *****
THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD HAS RE-NAMED ITS COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE AS THE COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES COMMITTEE, TO EXTEND ITS SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
THE NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR LAU KIN-WING, EXPLAINED THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT STILL WORKED IN FARMING AND FISHING, AND THE COMMITTEE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AFTER THEIR INTERESTS. THE RE-NAMED COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING ON MAY 26.
MR CHEUNG HON-CHUNG WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. MR TANG KWOK-YUNG, MR LAW CHAK-TONG AND MR ANTHONY YUEN WERE RETURNED UNOPPOSED AS CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMITTEES ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, RESPECTIVELY,
MEANWHILE, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE HAS APPOINTED TWO BOARD MEMBERS AND A SCHOOL HEADMASTER TO ORGANISE THREE MAJOR ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. MR PANG CHO-YIU WAS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF A CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY, MR TAO MAN-KWONG CHAIRMAN OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, AND MR CHEUNG WAI-CHUNG CHAIRMAN OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
COVERED FOOTBRIDGE TO BE BUILT
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A COVERED FOOTBRIDGE IS TO BE BUILT ACROSS MA CHAI HANG ROAD NEAR FUNG MO INTERCHANGE.
IT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ZEBRA CROSSING AND PROVIDE A SAFE ELEVATED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING BETWEEN CHUK YUEN AND MA CHAI HANG AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND FUNG MO STREET.
THE FOOTBRIDGE WILL CONNECT A PROPOSED RAMP ON THE FOOTWAY WEST OF LUNG CHEUNG GOVERNMENT SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL TO THE EXISTING STEPS AND FOOTPATH ON THE SLOPE NORTH OF MA CHAI HANG ROAD.
AS PART OF THE WORKS, A SECTION OF WONG TAI SIN ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED, AND DIRECT ACCESS BETWEEN LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND WONG TAI SIN ROAD WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE, MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO USE THE MINI-ROUNDABOUT ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF FUNG MO INTERCHANGE.
THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT. WORK ON WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN JUNE AND TAKE 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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