FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1981
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DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO BE PUBLICISED ON REMOTE ISLANDS
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ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE IS LAUNCHING A DRIVE TO PUBLICISE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
OVER THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, 20 TEMPORARY COMMUNITY ORGANISERS WILL PAY DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO THE OUTLYING ISLANDS TO EXPLAIN THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND NEXT YEAR'S ELECTIONS.
THESE VISITS WILL COMPLEMENT A SERIES OF SEMINARS BEING HELD IN THE DISTRICT UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH.
DURING VISITS, COMMUNITY ORGANISERS WILL EXPLAIN ELIGIBILITY OF VOTERS, NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES, REGISTRATION AND ELECTION DATES, AND CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES.
THEY WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF THE GUIDES TO DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
ISLANDS DISTRICT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SIX CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE ELECTIONS, WITH THREE ON CHEUNG CHAU AND THE OTHERS ON PENG CHAU, LANTAU AND LAMMA/PO TOI.
REST GARDEN FOR KWUN TONG ***
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD A 1 650 SQUARE-METRE REST GARDEN AT YAU TONG CENTRE IN KWUN TONG.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE PWD IS CALLING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT.
THE GARDEN, NEAR THE JUNCTION OF KO CHIU ROAD AND CHA KWO LING ROAD, KWUN TONG, IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN HIGH DENSITY COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS.
FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE ARBOURS WITH BENCHES, CONCRETE PAVING, PARK LIGHTS AND INTENSIVE PLANTING.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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