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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1994
THE ISSUE WAS RAISED BY DR LO CHI-KEUNG WHO SAID THE DEMOLITION WORK WAS CAUSING OBSTRUCTION TO THE PAVEMENT AND THAT AN UNACCEPTABLE STREAM OF WATER WAS FLOWING FROM THE SITE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PAVEMENT WAS ALSO BLOCKED BY ORNAMENTAL PLANTERS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE MEETING AGREED THAT THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE DISCUSSED FURTHER BY THE RELEVANT DISTRICT BOARD COMMITTEES, AND THEN IN DUE COURSE, BY THE DISTRICT BOARD ITSELF.
CONSEQUENTLY, THESE ENVRIONMENTAL PROBLEMS WERE RAISED BY DISTRICT BOARD AND JORDAN AREA COMMITTEE MEMBER MR LI KING-WAH AT YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT WAS ONLY AT THIS MEETING THAT MR LI HAD RAISED THE PROBLEM OF OBJECTS FALLING FROM THE DEMOLITION SITE POSING A HAZARD TO PEDESTRIANS.
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MR IRELAND STRESSED THAT THE DANGER OF FALLING DEBRIS HAD BEEN RAISED AT THE JORDAN AREA COMMITTEE MEETING LAST TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 6).
INDEED, MR IRELAND SAID AFTER COMPLAINTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE WERE MADE AT THE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING, HIS STAFF VISITED THE SITE THE FOLLOWING DAY (SEPTEMBER 7).
HE ALSO ADDED: "THE DISTRICT OFFICE IS ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT AND ADVICE OF THE AREA COMMITTEES AND WILL ALWAYS POSITIVELY TO MATTERS WHICH ARE OF CONCERN TO THEM.
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SOCIAL WELFARE DELEGATION VISITS CHINA
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, WILL LEAD 11-MEMBER SOCIAL WELFARE DELEGATION ΤΟ VISIT CHINA ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 13). THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED SOCIAL WELFARE DELEGATION VISITS CHINA.
THE DELEGATION, COMPRISING SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONALS FROM BOTH GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS, WILL DISCUSS WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS AND THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE ON SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
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"WE WILL EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH OUR CHINESE COUNTERPARTS ON SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN HONG KONG, THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS RESPECTIVELY IN THIS DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND PROPOSALS FOR PLANNED EXPANSION OF THESE SERVICES," MR STRACHAN SAID.
WELFARE
"WE ALSO WISH TO LEARN ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICE IN
CHINA AND TO ESTABLISH AN ONGOING RAPPORT AMONG SENIOR SOCIAL WORKERS FROM THE TWO PLACES, HE ADDED.
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DURING THE FIVE-DAY VISIT IN BEIJING, THE DELEGATES WILL ON A COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTRE, A REHABILITATION CENTRE, AN ELDERLY ACTIVITIES CENTRE, A PROSTHETICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND A CHILDREN'S WELFARE INSTITUTE.
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