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TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1974.

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JAPANESE ''YOUTH AMBASSADORS' ARRIVE TOMORROW

NOTE TO EDITORS:

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THE DIRECTOR OF THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF NAGANO PREFECTURE IN TOKYO, JAPAN, ER. TOSHIO TAKEMATSU, WILL BE PAYING A FRIENDLY VISIT TO MR. THOMAS LEE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TÜHORROW (WEDNESDAY).

MR. TAKEMATSU IS TRAVELLING ON THE JAPANESE YOUTH SHIP, 'YOUNG KOPE SHIP OF MAGANO'' . WHICH IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG EARLY TOMORROW.

DURING HIS VISIT TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HE WILL ALSO PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO REPRESENTATIVES OF 10 ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN YOUTH WORK HERE AS A SIGN OF GOODWILL BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE OF JAPAN AND THEIR HONG KONG COUNTERPARTS.

MR. TAKEMATSU, WHO WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE SHIP, WILL CALL ON HR. LEE AT 11 A.H.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE THE VISIT COVERED. PRESS REPRESENT- ATIVES SHOULD MEET AT THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE IN ROOM 528A, 5TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HONG KONG, AT 10.45 A.M.

HOUSING SQUADS SURVEY LICENSED AREAS -

TWO SPECIAL SQUADS, EACH COMPRISING FIVE TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, ARE CONDUCTING A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF EXISTING LICENSED AREAS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S PLAN TO PROVIDE LEGAL POWER SUPPLIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.

THESE SQUADS STARTED THE IR ROUNDS IN SAM KA TSUEN LICENSED AREA TODAY. THE SURVEY OF THIS LICENSED AREA ALONE VILL TAKE ABOUT THREE DAYS TO COMPLETE. THE TEAMS WILL THEN KOVE ON TO KOWLOON BAY, WANG TAU HOH, JUNCTION ROAD, CHAI UAN, CHEUNG SHA WAN, HIP WO STREET, LEI MUK SHUE, SHEK YAM, TUEN MUN AND TAI PO IN TURN.

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APART FROM SURVEYING THESE LICENSED AREAS THE SQUADS WILL ALSO ADVISE THE LICENSEES ON HOU TO AVOID DANCEROUS ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND HOW TO USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES PROPERLY.

MEANWHILE, WORK ON THE INSTALLATION OF A LEGITIMATE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEM IS PROGRESSING AT CHEUNG SHA WAN LICENSED AREA AND TENDERS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIMILAR SYSTEM AT KOWLOON BAY LICENSED AREA STAGE ONE WILL BE INVITED TOKORNOW CWEDNESDAY).

DETAILED PLANNING OF THE OTHER PROJECTS IS WELL IN HAND AND TENDERS WILL BE INVITED PROGRESSIVELY AS SOON AS DOCUMENTS FOR EACH AREA ARE PREPARED.

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