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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1991
KWUN TONG BENEFITS FROM DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME
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THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN KWUN TONG HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD IN 1981, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PAUL WONG, SAID TONIGHT (SUNDAY).
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AND IT WAS THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME IN THE DISTRICT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED," HE ADDED.
MR WONG SAID THIS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A VARIETY SHOW ON THE KWUN TONG RECREATION GROUND TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE CELEBRATION PROGRAMME OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.
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HE NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH KWUN TONG WAS ALREADY WELL DEVELOPED IN EARLY EIGHTIES, THERE WERE STILL PROBLEMS PUZZLING LOCAL RESIDENTS.
"THESE INCLUDED ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CN REAR LANES, CONGESTION AND SHABBY HOUSING ESTATES.
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"HOWEVER, WITH THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED," MR WONG SAID.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY POINTED OUT THAT MOST OF THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON REAR LANES IN THE DISTRICT'S INDUSTRIAL AREA WERE CLEARED IN AN OPERATION IN 1983.
"TRAFFIC CONDITION IN THE DISTRICT HAVE ALSO IMPROVED FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING IN 1989 AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME IN THE AREA.
"MOST OF THE OLDER HOUSING ESTATES IN THE DISTRICT HAD BEEN REDEVELOPED WITH IMPROVED LIVING CONDITIONS UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY," HE SAID.
MR WONG ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS ΤΟ CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME BY ACTIVELY TAKING PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
MORE THAN 1,000 RESIDENTS ATTENDED THE VARIETY SHOW WHICH WAS PRODUCED BY AND BROADCAST LIVE ON ATV.
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT'S 15 AREA COMMITTEES. A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES BEEN HELD IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
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ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S VARIETY SHOW WERE THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI; DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WONG HON-HO; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CELEBRATION ORGANISING COMMITTEE, KEI-ON.
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