TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1990
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DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' SERVICES
THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AT A MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE COMMITTEE'S WORK PLAN FOR
1990-91.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, 6 TUNG YAN STREET.
STREET SLEEPERS TOLD TO LEAVE PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT
STREET SLEEPERS SQUATTING AT THE O'BRIEN ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT IN WAN CHAI WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) TOLD TO LEAVE THE PLACE FOR GOOD AND MAKE USE OF HOSTELS FOR STREET SLEEPERS IN THE DISTRICT.
THEY RECEIVED THE MESSAGE DURING A SPECIAL CLEARANCE OPERATION CO-ORDINATED BY THE WAN CHAT DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PETER MANN, POINTED OUT THAT THE STREET SLEEPERS WERE CAUSING MUCH INCONVENIENCE BY DWELLING AND PLACING JUNK IN AN AREA WHICH IS FREQUENTED BY THOUSANDS OF PEDESTRIANS EVERYDAY.
"THERE ARE A MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EXIT AND A PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE COUNTER RUN BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT THE PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT, AND MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICES NEARBY.
"VERY OFTEN, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GAIN ACCESS ΤΟ THESE PUBLIC FACILITIES HAVE TO ZIGZAG THEIR WAY BECAUSE OF THE OBSTRUCTIONS POSED BY THE STREET SLEEPERS, MR MANN SAID.
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"THESE PEOPLE ARE ALSO A CONSTANT TARGET OF COMPLAINT BY NEARBY RESIDENTS," HE ADDED.
/MR MAIN