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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1981

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+ IN THIS THE LEONG FAMILY WILL BE MAKING A MOST TIMELY AND PRACTICAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS SOLVING IN YAUMATI SOME OF THE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS THAT BESET RESIDENTS OF A CITY AS LARGE AND AS CROWDED AS HONG KONG. THESE INCLUDE NOT ONLY LACK OF SPACE FOR RECREATION AND OF THE FELLOWSHIP THAT GROWS NATURALLY IN A SMALL COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO CRIME AND FEAR OF CRIME THAT GROWS IN A COMMUNITY WHICH LACKS THE RESTRAINTS OF CLOSE KNIT PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

+WHILE THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR IN ALL CITIES HONG KONG IS NOTABLE BOTH FOR THE IR SIZE AND FOR THE VIGOUR WITH WHICH THEY ARE ATTACKED. THE GOVERNMENT ACTS ON THEM THROUGH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS THE POLICE, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICES AND OF COURSE THE MANY INVALUABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE URBAN COUNCIL. BUT RESIDENTS THEMSELVES HAVE A MAJOR PART TO PLAY IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT THEM SO DIRECTLY. BUT THEY NEED ORGANISATION FOR THE IR PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISTRICT TO BE BROUGHT TO BEAR DIRECTLY ON ITS PROBLEMS BY THEIR OWN ACTION OR INDIRECTLY VIA THE GOVERNMENT. HENCE THE KAI FONG ASSOCIATIONS, AND MORE RECENTLY THE OWNER'S INCORPORATIONS, THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, THE AREA COMMITTEES AND FINALLY AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL NOW DISTRICT BOARDS. THE OBJECT HAS BEEN INITIALLY TO HELP RESIDENTS TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER AND SO TO HELP EACH OTHER, AND FINALLY TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE BLOCK OR AREA OR DISTRICT. OF COURSE THE NEW MOVE TO COORDINATE ADMINISTRATION ON A DISTRICT BASIS SHOULD GREATLY HELP THIS PROCESS.

+THE PROVISION OF THIS FINE NEW FACILITY AND FOCUS FOR COMMUNITY LIFE AND RECREATION IN YAUMATI WILL GREATLY HELP THESE ESSENTIAL POLICIES. YAUMATI HAS NEVER BEEN LACKING IN COMMUNITY SENSE AND RESPONSIBILITY AND I KNOW THIS NEW BUILDING WILL BE PUT TO MOST EXCELLENT USE. ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF YAUMATI

I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE ON RECORD MY GRATITUDE TO THE LEONG FAMILY BOTH FOR THE IR GENEROSITY AND THE IR CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF THE DISTRICT OF YAUMATI.+

TSUEN WAN INDUSTRIAL SITES TO BE RESUMED FOR BY-PASS PROJECT

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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO RESUME SEVEN INDUSTRIAL LOTS IN WEST TSUEN WAN FOR THE MAIN BRIDGE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE SECOND STAGE OF THE TSUEN WAN BY-PASS.

A NOTICE IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE SEVEN SITES COVER A TOTAL AREA OF 7 479.5 SQUARE METRES. TWO ARE AT THE SOUTHERN END OF TEXACO ROAD, WHILE THE OTHERS ARE AT CHAI WAN KOK.

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