FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1994
THE PERCENTAGE OF
RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY FELT WORKING ATTITUDES OF CIVIL SERVANTS WERE GOOD REMAINED THE SAME AT 56 PER CENT AS COMPARED TO THE LAST SURVEY.
THE SURVEY WAS THE 52ND IN THE SERIES TO GAUGE THE TREND OF PUBLIC OPINION IN RESPECT OF PERCEIVED PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG AND THE COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATION OF THE GENERAL SITUATION.
A TOTAL OF 2,691 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SUCCESSFULLY THIS SURVEY WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN MAY 16 AND 20.
CONTACTED IN
WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD OF A SELECTED TELEPHONE NUMBER, A RESPONDENT AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 64 WAS RANDOMLY CHOSEN FOR INTERVIEW.
TOWN PLANNING BOARD APPRECIATES RESIDENTS' CONCERN
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GROUP OF SOME 50 RESIDENTS FROM HONG NGA COURT, HONG PAK AND KONG TIN ESTATE IN LAM TIN SUBMITTED 1,157 LETTERS TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING, PROTESTING AGAINST HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSAL TO BUILD A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME BLOCK ON A SITE EARMARKED FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL NEAR HONG PAK COURT.
"MEMBERS OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FULLY APPRECIATE THE RESIDENTS' CONCERN ON HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSAL,
t A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE SUBJECT SITE HAD BEEN ZONED "RESIDENTIAL (GROUP A)" ON THE DRAFT CHA KWO LING, YAU TONG AND LEI YUE MUN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN (NO. S/K15/7).
UNDER THE NOTES ATTACHED TO THE PLAN, BOTH SCHOOL AND FLAT USES ARE ALWAYS PERMITTED.
"THIS ZONING WILL ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR THE SITE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR HOUSING AND OTHER ANCILLARY COMMUNITY FACILITIES BY THE ADMINISTRATION. IF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSAL IS TO PROCEED, NO PRIOR PLANNING PERMISSION FROM THE BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED, HE ADDED.
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ON THE NEED FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THIS LOCALITY, HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS WOULD BE A MATTER FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
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HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF THE RESIDENTS' CONCERN, THE BOARD REFERRED THEIR LETTERS TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIDERATION.
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