XN000022-1981-07-19 — Page 3

SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1981

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ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD SETS UP TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE

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A TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP WITHIN ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD.

IT WILL ADVISE THE BOARD ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO LAND AND WATER BORNE TRANSPORT BRING FORWARD PUBLIC COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSPORT SERVICES AND SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS.

CHAIRED BY ISLANDS ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MICHAEL ROWSE, THE SUB-COMMITTEE WILL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TRANSPORT AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS, THE POLICE, AND THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT AND PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE 11 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS SELECTED FROM DISTRICT RESIDENTS AND RURAL LEADERS, INCLUDING A SOLICITOR AND QUALIFIED TOWN PLANNER.

THE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING EARLY NEXT MONTH.

SPECIAL WORKING GROUPS WILL ALSO BE FORMED WITHIN THE SUB-COMMITTEE.

ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD HAS SUB-COMMITTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR CULTURE RECREATION AND SPORTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS.

IN ADDITION, THERE ARE AREA SUB-COMMITTEES FOR LANTAO, CHEUNG CHAU, PENG CHÂU AND LAMMA PO TOI.

MORE TELEPHONE LINES TO WATER SUPPLIES

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FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY), TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT MAINLAND DEPOT WILL BE CHANGED TO 3-953131. THE NUMBER OF TELEPHONE LINES WILL BE INCREASED FROM 25 TO 40.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSUMER SERVICES) OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, MR YEUNG ON-CHING, SAID: THE 40 LINES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A HUNTING FACILITY" WHICH CONNECTS CALLS QUICKLY AND CUTS WAITING TIME.+

THE MAINLAND DEPOT IN ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON, HAS A TECHNICAL COMPLAINTS CENTRE WHICH PROVIDES 'ROUND THE CLOCK FAULT REPORTING AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CONCERNING WATER SUPPLIES IN KOWLOON, THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE OUTLYING ISLANDS.

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