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"AFTER THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LICENSING SCHEME, IT ESTIMATED THAT NOT MORE THAN 2,000 OF THE ORIGINAL 4,000 OR SO LODGERS LIVING IN THE BEDSPACE APARTMENTS WHICH HAVE COME TO OUR NOTICE REMAIN ON THESE PREMISES.
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"THE DISPLACED LODGERS WILL BE ASSISTED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN REHOUSING AND I HAVE GIVEN MY REASSURANCE TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT NO ONE WILL BE RENDERED HOMELESS IN THIS PROCESS, MR SUEN STRESSED.
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ON THE WORK OF THE CNTA, HE SAID THE DISTRICT-BASED WORKS TEAMS CONTINUED TO MAKE A VERY POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN BOTH THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE URBAN AREAS.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT OVER 1,000 PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR AT A COST OF SOME $75 MILLION," HE SAID, POINTING OUT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE PROJECTS ARE LOCATED IN THE LESS DEVELOPED AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THEY INCLUDE FOOTPATHS, VAN TRACKS, SITTING-OUT AREAS, WALKING TRAILS, TREE-PLANTING AND IMPROVEMENTS DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.
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"WHILE OUR EFFORTS IN 1993 HAVE INVOLVED A 27 PER CENT INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE OVER THAT OF 1992 I ANTICIPATE THAT NEXT YEAR WILL SEE FURTHER SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR ONGOING RESPONSE TO THE AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
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"THE IMPORTANT ROLE WHICH DISTRICT BOARDS PLAY IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MINOR WORKS PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE, HE
MR SUEN WENT ON TO HIGHLIGHT ANOTHER ASPECT OF CNTA WORK THE CO-ORDINATION OF RELIEF OPERATIONS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
HE SAID IN 1993.
THE CNTA EMERGENCY CO-ORDINATION MACHINERY HAD PROVED ITS WORTH ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, CITING AS EXAMPLES FLOODING
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THE NORTH DISTRICT IN SEPTEMBER AND THE DISRUPTION WATER SUPPLY TO THE TUEN MUN AND ISLANDS DISTRICTS IN EARLY NOVEMBER.
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MR SUEN POINTED OUT THAT THE CNTA TEAMS, LED BY THE OFFICERS ON THE GROUND, HAD WORKED ROUND THE CLOCK DURING THOSE TRYING TIMES AND THEY WERE HELPED IN NO SMALL WAY BY THE PATIENCE AND TOLERANCE OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WATER SUSPENSION CRISIS.
MEANWHILE, STAFF AT THE 20 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES EXPERIENCED A HECTIC TIME IN 1993.
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IN THE 11 MONTHS UP TO NOVEMBER, ALMOST THREE MILLION ENQUIRIES WERE HANDLED BY STAFF AT THE 20 CENTRES WITH CLOSE TO SEVEN MILLION FORMS AND INFORMATION PAMPHLETS DISTRIBUTED. IN ADDITION, A CENTRAL TELEPHONE ENQUIRY CENTRE HANDLED MORE THAN 150,000 ENQUIRIES
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MR SUEN NOTED THAT STAFF FULFILLED THEIR PERFORMANCE PROMULGATED ON APRIL 1, 1993 AND THE FIRST PRESENTATION UNDER ANNUAL "BEST PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE AWARD" COMPETITION WOULD BE MADE IN MAY 1994.
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