SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1986
DB FUNDS FOR REMOVING ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS INTRODUCED A SUBSIDY SYSTEM TO HELP OWNERS' CORPORATIONS REMOVE ABANDONED AND OBSOLETE SIGNBOARDS AT THE IR BUILDINGS IN EASTERN DISTRICT.
A SURVEY CONDUCTED IN MARCH FOUND THERE WERE 59 ABANDONED AND 27 OBSOLETE SIGNBOARDS IN THE DISTRICT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID.
HE SAID THAT OWING TO LIMITED RESOURCES AND CURRENT POLICY, THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT TAKE ACTION ON ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS UNLESS THEY HAD BECOME DANGEROUS.
+EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PAST TO TRACE THE OWNERS OF THESE ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS WITH A VIEW TO PERSUADING THEM TO UNDERTAKE REMOVAL, BUT WITH LITTLE SUCCESS, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TO ENCOURAGE OWNERS' CORPORATIONS TO REMOVE THESE EYESORES, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED A SUM OF MONEY THAT WILL MEET ABOUT 30 PER CENT OF REMOVAL COSTS.
OWNERS' CORPORATIONS THAT WISH TO ACT ON THE DEED OF MUTUAL COVENANT TO REMOVE THE ABANDONED OR OBSOLETE SIGNBOARDS AT THE IR BUILDINGS CAN APPLY FOR SUBSIDIES FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD AT FIRST FLOOR, 880-886 KING'S ROAD, QUARRY BAY.
VIDEO DETAILS SOUTHERN DISTRICT PROGRESS
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A VIDEO FILM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT AND THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE.
THE 23-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY, TITLED +NEW FACES OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT+, HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD TO PROMOTE THE DISTRICT'S IMAGE AND RESIDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING.
+ IT ALSO SERVES AS A FORM OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN HELPING THE PUBLIC TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM, + A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE VIDEO FOCUSES ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BOARD IN TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, SOCIAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WORKS PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT.
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