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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1982

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NOTING THAT SOME PEOPLE FROM URBAN AREA ARE INCLINED TO VANDALISE TREES WHEN THEY VISIT THE HOLIDAY RESORT, MR SWEETMAN SAID IT WOULD BE WASTED EFFORT IN PLANTING MORE TREES ON THE ISLANDS.

HE THEREFORE URGED THE HOLIDAY MAKERS TO STOP SUCH MALPRACTICE AND LEAVE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE UNTOUCHED.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR RICKY FUNG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SOUTH LAMMA RURAL COMMITTÉE MR CHAU YUK-TONG, MR SWEETMAN THEN PLANTED A YOUNG TREE TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVENT.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE TREE PLANTING CEREMONY WERE THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR LAW TAK-LAU, AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF SOUTH LAMMA ISLAND RURAL COMMITTÉE, MR KWOK CHOI-DOR.

RESITING OF YAU MA TEI COOKED FOOD STALLS *****

THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD IN ITS MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY) HAS DECIDED THAT 24 ON-STREET COOKED FOOD STALLS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE MOST BUSY PARTS OF YAU MA TEI DISTRICT WILL HAVE TO BE RESITED SHORTLY AS PART OF THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE AREA.

THESE COOKED FOOD STALLS WHICH WILL BE REMOVED TO A TEMPORARY LOCATION AT WOOSUNG STREET HAVE LONG BEEN ON TOP PRIORITY FOR RESITING BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY DENSE DEVELOPMENT IN THE IR VICINITY.

+SOME OF THESE STALLS HAVE ALSO BEEN SUBJECTS OF REGULAR COMPLAINTS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE YAU MA TEI CITY DISTRICT OFFICE SAID.

+THEY WILL LATER BE MOVED TO A PERMANENT COOKED FOOD CENTRE PLANNED AT KWUN CHUNG MARKET WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1984/85, + THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

ANOTHER TOPIC DISCUSSED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AT THE MEETING, THE SECOND HELD SINCE ITS INAUGURATION, WAS A SURVEY ON THE LUNCH. SITUATION OF WORKERS IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST AS A RESULT OF THE FAST INTAKE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA WHICH HAD CAUSED THE WORKING POPULATION TO RISE.

DURING THE MEETING THE BOARD ALSO DISCUSSED A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER MATTERS, INCLUDING THE WAYS TO MAKE UP FOR THE EXPECTED DEFICIENCY OF INDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES DUE TO THE IMPENDING CLOSURE OF THE INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE AT THE HUNG HOM MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK.

THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED A BUDGET OF $445 000 FOR VARIOUS MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS DURING 1982/83 FINANCIAL YEAR.