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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1982

IN THE IR TOUR OF 13 PRIVATE STREETS IN TO KWA WAN, THEY OBSERVED THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO SUCH PROBLEMS AS ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION, UNLAWFUL STREET OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY STALLS ABANDONED VEHICLES AND OTHER DISCARDED ITEMS WHICH INCONVENIENCED AND DISTURBED THE RESIDENTS' LIVES.

OTHER MATTERS OF CONCERN TO THE BOARD WERE SUCH THINGS AS ON- STREET CAR REPAIRS A PECULIAR FEATURE OF THE DISTRICT - WHICH BLOCKED PUBLIC PLACES AND OCCUPIED MUCH OF THE ALREADY-LIMITED METERED PARKING SPACES.

EARLIER ON, THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE SETTING UP OF A PROPER LITTER-BIN CENTRE IN MODEL VILLAGE SQUATTER AREA TO IMPROVE SANITARY CONDITIONS AND THE UTILISATION OF PART OF LAI CHI YUEN SQUATTER AREA AS A SITTING-OUT AREA FOR PUBLIC USE.

THEY ALSO STOPPED AT THE FLOWER MARKET IN BOUNDARY STREET FOR

A CLOSE LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC SITUATION,

THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WERE ALSO TOLD THAT A CLEAN FOR CHARITY CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 21 AT THE TO KWA WAN RECLAMATION AREA.

LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND RESIDENTS WILL BE MOBILISED TO CLEAR UP DEBRIS AND RUBBISH DUMPED BY IRRESPONSIBLE CONTRACTORS IN THE RECLAIMED SITE, AS PART OF AN OVERALL ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN KOWLOON CITY.

WORK STARTING ON ANOTHER KCR STATION

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WORK ON YET ANOTHER STATION OF THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY WILL START SOON AS PART OF THE KCR MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME.

THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED A $42-MILLION CONTRACT TO SANG LEE CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FANLING STATION.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS AFTERNOON BY MR LEUNG MIN-SUN,

AND ACTING GOVERNMENT ENGINEER OF THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE MR H.W. TSANG AND MR Y.M. LAU OF SANG LEE CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW STATION BUILDING, PLATFORMS AND PLATFORM CANOPIES, A KCR BARRACK AND THE EXTERNAL FORECOURT.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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