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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988
DURING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER, THE DEPARTMENT HAS PULLED DOWN 318 SQUATTER STRUCTURES AND BOARDED UP 1 288 SPACES/STRUC- TURES.
THE DEPARTMENT'S SQUATTER CONTROL STAFF ALSO PATROLLED SQUATTER AREAS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM MOVING INTO THE SURRENDERED HUTS AND ISSUE WARNINGS TO THOSE WHO HAD OCCUPIED THEM.
RE-OCCUPYING OF THESE SURRENDERED STRUCTURES WILL NOT ENTITLE THE OCCUPANT ANY REHOUSING ARRANGEMENTS WHEN THESE STRUCTURES ARE AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS OR CLEARANCE OPERATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD THEREFORE ABSTAIN FROM BUYING THESE HUTS FOR RESIDENCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THROUGH THE
INSTEAD THEY SHOULD APPLY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING GENERAL WAITING LIST WHICH IS THE PROPER AND FASTER WAY ΤΟ IMPROVE THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS SQUATTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO CONSIDER ALLOCATING $65,000 ΤΟ IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE AT SHEK O VILLAGE.
BEING PART OF THE DISTRICT'S COMPREHENSIVE SQUATTER IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, THE PROJECT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTING A 50-METRE-LONG "U-CHANNEL" AND ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE PIPE LOW-LYING AREA OF THE VILLAGE SO AS TO PREVENT FLOODING.
IN THE
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO ENDORSE THE APPLICATION OF ABOUT $7,500 TO EQUIP A NEW FIRE WATCH TEAM IN TAI SHUI HANG VILLAGE AND TO REPLENISH THE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR 16 OF THE 20 EXISTING FIRE WATCH TEAMS IN THE DISTRICT.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT AND A PROGRESS REPORT ON OUTSTANDING ITEMS ARISING FROM THE LAST MEETING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, MEI FUNG COURT, ABERBEEN CENTRE, NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN.
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