MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1987
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RELOCATION OF THA IN MA ON SHAN
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THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD'S DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY) MORNING TO DISCUSS A PLAN TO RELOCATE THE PROPOSED TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA NEAR TAI SHUI HANG (AREA 82) TO A SITE ADJACENT TO HENG ON AND YIU ON ESTATES (AREA 92) IN MA ON SHAN,
IN THE JUNE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE, MEMBERS AGREED TO THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED SITE. HOWEVER, LATER DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS CAME TO LIGHT THAT AREA 82 SHOULD BETTER BE USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN FOR THA AND AREA 92 WAS PROPOSED AS REPLACEMENT.
MEANWHILE, DB MEMBER, MR CHOY KAN-PUI, WILL ASK ABOUT GOVERNMENT MEASURES TO SOLVE THE FLUSHING PROBLEM IN VILLAGE HOUSES.
ANOTHER MEMBER, MR LAU KONG-WAH, WILL ASK IF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE MEASURES TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, AND ABOUT CHANGES IN COMPLAINT CHANNELS RESULTING FROM THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE HOUSING BRANCH HOUSING AUTHORITY.
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OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE NOTES OF MEETINGS OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING WORKING GROUP AND CONCERN OF TEMPORARY HOUSING GROUP, PROPOSED MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND APPLICATION FOR FUNDS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE COMMITTEE MEETING TO 9.30 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.
RETIRING MARINE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COMMENDED
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BE HELD AT 6/F, KCR
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR GERRY HIGGINSON, RETIREMENT GIFT TO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE,
MR BEHALF OF THE STAFF OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AT A (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.
PRESENTED A P.J. WU, ON CEREMONY THIS
THE BRIEF BUT WELL-ATTENDED CEREMONY MARKED THE RETIREMENT MR WU AFTER 26 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.
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