THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1987
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DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
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THE SHAM SHUI PO
DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT WORKS PROJECTS PROPOSED BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS FOUR PUBLIC
THE PROJECTS INCLUDE A PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY BETWEEN TAT CHEE AVENUE EXTENSION AND KOWLOON TONG KCR/MTR STATIONS; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW LAI CHI KOK BUS TERMINUS; IMPROVEMENTS TO LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD; AND REALIGNMENT OF CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD BETWEEN HING WAH STREET AND TAI NAM STREET WEST.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO DISCUSS A PROPOSAL BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO LAUNCH TWO NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES IN THE DISTRICT.
OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION INCLUDE THE SHAM SHUI PO ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN 1987/88; PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI HANG TUNG ROAD AND TAT CHEE AVENUE; AND PROPOSED ERECTION OF SIGNS BANNING LEARNER DRIVERS FROM DIANTHUS ROAD, IN YAU YAT CHUEN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING WHICH STARTS AT 2.15 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF SHAM SHUI РО DISTRICT BOARD, 39 TONKIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, KOWLOON.
RESULTS OF BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR SURVEY RELEASED
A TOTAL OF 172 STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE IN OPERATION THE WHOLE OR PART OF 1985 REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 10 PER COMPARED WITH 1984, ACCORDING TO THE SUMMARY RESULTS OF A STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY).
DURING
CENT
CENSUS AND
OR A DECREASE OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED 3,322 PERSONS
1985 SURVEY OF STORAGE, FOUR PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH 1984, THE COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SHOWED.
OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS THEY GENERATED $873 MILLION
AND OTHER SPENT $165 INCOME (A DECREASE OF 5 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 1984), AND
ON MILLION ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES (+3 PER CENT AND $573 MILLION
ADDED OF THIS SECTOR, OPERATING EXPENSES (+5 PER CENT). THE VALUE
PRODUCT, DROPPED REPRESENTING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC BY 11 PER CENT TO $405 MILLION IN 1985,
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