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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1981

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TRANSPORT FACILITIES DISCUSSED BY KWUN TONG BOARD

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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON HELD A SEMINAR TO DISCUSS TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN THE AREA.

THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR DISCUSSION INVOLVING ALL MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, AND WAS CONVENED BY MR PETER LUK, CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE.

MR DAVID TSUI, CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (XWUN TONG) AND CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS, HOUSING, AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE AMONG THOSE PRESENT.

THEY DISCUSSED PROPOSALS FOR AN IMPROVEMENT OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC, PARKING FACILITIES AND OTHER ISSUES CONCERNING TRANSPORT IN THE AREA.

IT WAS NOTED IN THE SEMINAR THAT UNLIKE IN THE NEW TOWNS, THERE ARE MANY PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS AND COMMITTED LAND USES IN

AND FOR THESE REASONS, AN ALREADY-DEVELOPED AREA SUCH AS KWUN TONG. GRADUAL CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS, RATHER THAN LARGE SCALE CHANGES IN TRAFFIC WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE.

MR TSUI, THE CHAIRMAN, SAID THAT THE MEETING WAS VERY USEFUL, THERE WAS A FRANK EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON A WIDE-RANGE OF MATTERS CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY, THE CHAOTIC SITUATION IN YUE MAN SQUARE AND THE NEED TO EXTEND THE MTR TO YAU TONG.

THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONSIDER SETTING UP A DISTRICT SEMINAR ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ISSUES IN ORDER TO HAVE WIDER CONSULTATION ON THESE MATTERS, HE SAID.

DATE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF ORDINANCES

THE NEW STAMP DUTY ORDINANCE 1981 WILL COME INTO EFFECT FROM JLY 1, 1981, IT IS ANNOUNCED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

HOWEVER, THE PART OF THE ORDINANCE DEALING WITH UNIT TRUSTS WILL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL A DATE TO BE DECIDED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, AND THIS WILL PROBABLY BE TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, AN INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

ALSO DUE TO TAKE EFFECT FROM JULY 1 ARE:

THE BANKING (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1981- DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) ORDINANCE 1981- THE BANKING (AMENDMENT) (NO, 2) ORDINANCE 1981, AND THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES (NO. 3) ORDINANCE 1981.

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