THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1986
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+POINTS RAISED AND VIEWS EXPRESSED AT THE CONFERENCE WILL SERVE AS AN INDICATOR FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MR LEUNG SAID.
A TOTAL SUBSIDY OF $250 000 HAD BEEN EARMARKED FOR THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY PROJECTS, BUT THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED MORE THAN 120 APPLICATIONS REQUESTING FOR SUBSIDIES AMOUNTING TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
+IN VIEW OF THE GOOD RESPONSE, THE COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER RUNNING THE SCHEME AGAIN NEXT YEAR, AND WE HOPE TO RAISE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUBSIDY TO $500 000, + MR MAK SAID.
SIR DAVID SEES TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT WORK
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO KEEP HIMSELF ABREAST OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT MATTERS.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, SIR DAVID WAS MET BY THE COMMISSIONER, MR PETER LEEDS, AND THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR PANG HAU-CHUNG.
HE AFTER MEETING OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, WAS BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT WHICH COMPRISES TWO BRANCHES AND THREE REGIONAL OFFICES.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY THEN TOURED THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS AND THE HONG KONG REGIONAL OFFICE. HE WAS BRIEFED ON DAY-TO-DAY PLANNING OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, THE CONTROL OF PARKING METERS AND GOVERNMENT CAR PARKS AND THE ISSUE OF CLOSED ROAD PERMITS.
ON TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, SIR DAVID WAS TOLD THIS WORK INVOLVED EXAMINATION OF PREVAILING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF DEFICIENCIES. IT ALSO INCLUDED PLANNING AND DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS AND GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGES, AND IN COMMENTING ON THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS HANDLED BY CONSULTANTS.
IN THE AREA OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, SIR DAVID LEARNED THAT THIS WORK WAS SPLIT INTO FOUR DIFFERENT UNITS, EACH OF WHICH PERFORMED A HIGHLY SPECIALISED TASK.
SIR DAVID SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY, AND WAS BRIEFED ON PROGRESS MADE IN BEGINNING THE STUDY NEXT MONTH.
/THIS STUDY,