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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1987
AFTER RECEIVING THE COMPLAINTS, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE CONDUCTED SITE VISITS AND LIAISED WITH RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS, SUCH AS THE URBAN SERVICES, TRANSPORT AND AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENTS AND THE POLICE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS. THE RESIDENTS WERE ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE PROGRESS OF ACTION TAKEN AND THE OUTCOME.
IN ABERDEEN, A YUE FAI COURT RESIDENTS POINTED OUT THAT THE SITTING-OUT AREA ALONG THE WATERFRONT NEAR THE SLIP ROAD OF THE ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD FLYOVER LACKED ROAD CROSSING FACILITIES.
TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT PUT UP TWO +PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AHEAD+ SIGNS FOR MOTORISTS.
AN AP LEI CHAU RESIDENT'S COMPLAINT OF A DEFECTIVE SWING IN A SITTING-OUT AREA NEAR THE AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE WAS PROMPTLY ACTED ON BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO TOOK ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE OPERATOR OF A STORE IN ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD FOR CAUSING OBSTRUCTION,
IN OTHER CASES, RAILINGS WERE PLANTED NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF TIN WAN HILL VILLAGE TO PREVENT ILLEGAL PARKING AFTER A RESIDENT POINTED OUT THAT LORRIES ILLEGALLY PARKED THERE BLOCKED STREET LIGHTS, AND COULD GIVE RISE TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.
THE URBAN DRAINAGE DIVISION AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TOOK JOINT ACTION TO CLEAR REFUSE AND SILT CLOGGING A GULLY DRAIN IN WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, WHILE THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT CARRIED OUT OPERATIONS TO CATCH STRAY DOGS NEAR WAH LAM PATH, WAH FU ESTATE.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE POSTGRAMME SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN 1983 SO THAT RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN REMOTE AREAS, TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS TO THE BOARD MORE CONVENIENTLY.
THE NUMBER OF POSTGRAMMES RECEIVED BY THE BOARD BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 1985 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 1986 ROSE BY 37 PER CENT TO 168 FROM 122 THE PREVIOUS YEAR AFTER 15 NEW DISTRIBUTION POINTS WERE ESTABLISHED FOR RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN THE POSTAGE FREE
POSTGRAMMES.
THE 72 DISTRIBUTION POINTS INCLUDE THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES, POST-OFFICES, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, COMMUNITY HALLS, MAJOR BANKS, PETROL STATIONS AND VARIOUS KAIFONG AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION PREMISES.
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