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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1982

SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TOUR

POK FU LAM VILLAGE AND WAH FU ESTATE

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MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD TOURED POK FU LAM VILLAGE AND WAH FU ESTATE THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING TO SEE SOME OF THE LATEST ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, MR K.C. KWONG AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS LOLLY CHIU, THE GROUP WAS FIRST MET BY OFFICE BEARERS OF THE POK FU LAM VILLAGE KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION.

THE GROUP TOOK AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE VILLAGE FROM THE ROOF-TOP OF THE ASSOCIATION'S BUILDING AND WAS SHOWN A SITE DESIGNATED FOR DEVELOPMENT AS A SITTING-OUT AREA.

THE WHOLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE SDB, COSTS MORE THAN $44 000 AND IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY.

THE BOARD MEMBERS THEN INSPECTED A NEW FLUSH TOILET, WHICH IS ONE OF THREE BEING INSTALLED IN THE VILLAGE TO REPLACE THE OLD STYLE DRY PUBLIC LATRINES.

NEXT THEY STOPPED AT CLAYMORE AVENUE TO LOOK OVER A BOX CULVERT THERE.

THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO INSPECTED THE RESURFACING WORK OF THE MAIN FOOTPATH WHICH LEADS TO THE VILLAGE AND THE SURFACING OF AN AREA OUTSIDE AN EXISTING FIBRE-GLASS TOILET.

THE TWO PROJECTS ARE BEING FUNDED BY THE SDB AND COST ABOUT $19 000 IN ALL.

THE GROUP THEN PROCEEDED TO WAH FU ESTATE AND WAS BRIEFED BY THE ESTATE'S HOUSING MANAGER ON THE SPOT ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS.

THIS INCLUDED A LARGE-SCALE ELECTRICITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO INCREASE LOADING CAPACITY IN MARCH THIS YEAR. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT ABOUT HALF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ESTATE WOULD BE ABLE TO INSTALL THEIR OWN AIR-CONDITIONERS.

THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO LEARNT THAT A NEW SUB-OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE OPENED IN THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS.

THE BOARD MEMBERS THEN VISITED A FAMILY LIVING IN THE ESTATE AND STAYED THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.

THE IR LAST STOP WAS AT THE WAH FU ESTATE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION TO VISIT OFFICIALS OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION HAS IN THE PAST CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO COMMUNITY WORK IN ORGANISING VARIOUS CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN WAH FU ESTATE.

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