TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1988
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HONG KONG/KOREA CUSTOMS CONFERENCE
THE NINTH CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION CONFERENCE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA OPENED IN HONG KONG TODAY (TUESDAY).
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD BETWEEN THE TWO CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS IS AIMED AT HARMONISING THEIR LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS AND PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ON MATTERS MUTUAL INTEREST.
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THE KOREAN DELEGATES WILL STAY IN HONG KONG FOR FIVE DAYS AND WILL VISIT VARIOUS CUSTOMS ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE TERRITORY.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE IS THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON. THE KOREAN DELEGATION IS LED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MR LEE TONG-HO.
OLD BUILDINGS' RESIDENTS HAPPY WITH LIVING CONDITIONS: SURVEY
ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN OLD BUILDINGS IN MONG KOK ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS, ACCORDING то A SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY THE MONG КОК DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE.
THE SURVEY, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BY TWO CITY POLYTECHNIC LECTURERS, ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE AVERAGE INCOME
OF HOUSEHOLDS IN BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1941 AND 1965 IN MONG KOK IS LOWER THAN THAT OF HOUSEHOLDS TERRITORY-WIDE.
IN ADDITION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROPORTIONS OF ONE TO THREE-PERSON FAMILIES AND OF THE ELDERLY POPULATION IN THE TWO TARGETTED AREAS COVERED BY THE STUDY ARE HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR
THE TERRITORY.
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THE STUDY WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE COMMITTEE'S WORKING GROUP ON THE PROBLEMS OF AGEING BUILDINGS IN MONG KOK DISTRICT" IN A BID FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN OLD BUILDINGS AND THE EFFECTS OF THESE BUILDINGS ON THE COMMUNITY.
/MRS AGNES