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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1987
BRIEFING FOR CHUK YUEN UNITED VILLAGE PROPERTY OWNERS
THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL HOLD A MEETING WITH VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES AND AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS CONCERNING DANGEROUS STRUCTURES IN CHUK YUEN UNITED VILLAGE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 10 AM.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NG HON-WAH, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUILDING ORDINANCE OFFICE, THE POLICE, DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL AGAIN EXPLAIN THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION
ON THE ISSUE.
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE WONG TAI SIN
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MR
CHAN KAM-MAN, MR LI YUK-WA, AND MR LIU KOON-SING.
AN OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT ON OCTOBER 16 IN CHUK YUEN UNITED VILLAGE TO IMPLEMENT CLOSURE ORDERS ISSUED BY A COURT ON AUGUST 14. SOME RESIDENTS REFUSED TO LEAVE THEIR PREMISES.
SUBSEQUENTLY, NINE OF THE 17 STRUCTURES WERE CLOSED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING TO BE HELD AT 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE AT 4/F, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, KING FUK STREET, SAN PO KONG.
GRAVE SWEEPERS WARNED OF FIRE RISKS
CHUNG PEOPLE VISITING THE GRAVES OF THEIR ANCESTORS DURING THE
TO BE CAREFUL IN BURNING JOSS YEUNG FESTIVAL PERIOD ARE REMINDED STICKS AND PAPER TRIBUTES SO THAT THEY DO NOT CAUSE FIRES.
DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED TODAY BY THE BURNING OF JOSS IN THE GRAVE-SWEEPING
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES (THURSDAY) THAT THE NUMBER OF FIRES CAUSED
HIGHER ALWAYS STICKS AND PAPER TRIBUTES WAS
PERIODS OF APRIL AND OCTOBER THAN IN THE REST OF THE YEAR.
FIRES IN THE FIRST NINE APRIL ALONE SAW 22 OUT OF 102 SUCH MONTHS OF THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, 62 SUCH CASES OCCURRED IN APRIL AND 84 OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OUT OF A TOTAL OF 283 CASES.
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