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THURSDAY, SEPTEMPER 26, 1991
"IN ANTICIPATION OF THESE
EXCITING CHANGES, THE COUNCIL 18 FULLY CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL PROVIDE AN EVEN MORE MULTIFARIOUS MUNICIPAL SERVICE AND BUILD MORE PLEASANT FACILITIES TO CATER то THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC," HE ADDED.
AND THE THEIR
ΤΟ SERVICES GIVE EVEN MORE DIRECT AND
OPERATING FROM THE NEW BUILDING, HE SAID, THE COUNCIL DEPARTMENT WOULD, LIKE THE COUNCIL'S LOGO, SPREAD EVERY CORNER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADEQUATE CARE TO RESIDENTS,
TO
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING BEGAN IN APRIL 1989 FOLLOWING
TO SECURE A AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT $100 MILLION LOAN FROM THE DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND.
AN
WAS 20
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, THE REPAYMENT PERIOD YEARS FOR THE $40 MILLION LOAN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND 40 YEARS FOR THE $60 MILLION LOAN FOR BUILDING THE HEADQUARTERS BLOCK.
THE
SITUATED AT THE JUNCTION OF PAI TAU STREET AND SHA TIN RURAL
TRANSPORT FROM COMMITTEE ROAD, IT IS EASILY REACHED BY PUBLIC PARTS OF
TERRITORY AND WITHIN
DISTANCE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY STATION.
OTHER
WALKING
OF
THE
OF
THE
AND
ON-
THE LOCATION ALSO REFLECTS THE TRUE CHARACTERISTICS ON ONE SIDE THE BUSTLING NEW TOWN REGION THE COUNCIL SERVES THE OTHER A TRANQUIL OLD VILLAGE NESTLING AGAINST ROLLING HILLS.
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AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON TOURED
OF FLOORS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND A NUMBER
THE LOW AND HIGH
BLOCKS.
GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY ANNOUNCED GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
(THURSDAY) ALL BATHING
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL VARIOUS BEACHES.
SWIMMERS AND POLLUTION AT
THE GRADING WILL BR SEASON, TO COINCIDE WITH THE USUALLY SAMPLED.
ANNOUNCED
BIWEEKLY DURING
THE BATHING
FREQUENCY AT WHICH BEACH WATERS ARE
THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT E. COLI DATA OBTAINED BY THE EPD IN ITS ROUTINE MONITORING PROGRAMME. AS WITH LAST YEAR, THE GRADING ALSO INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF THE RISK OF SUFFERING SOME MINOR SKIN OR GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS AS A RESULT OF SWIMMING AT A BEACH WHICH HAS SOME DEGREE OF POLLUTION.
/THE ESTIMATE