XN000022-1982-05-06 — Page 17

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1982

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RURAL COMMITTEE ACTS IN RESPONSIBLE WAY IN CLEARANCES

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RURAL LEADERS IN TSUEN WAN WERE TODAY (THURSDAY) PRAISED FOR TAKING A RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS +EXTENSIVE AND DIFFICULT+ CLEARANCES FOR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

OFFICIATING AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE 21ST TERM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN RURAL COMMITTEE, THE TOWN MANAGER, MR HAMISH MACLEOD SAID THAT IN MANY OF THE CLEARANCES, THE RURAL COMMITTEE HAD ACTED IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY IN ENSURING THAT THE ACTION TAKEN BY VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WAS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THOSE INVOLVED.+

HE SAID THE CONTINUING IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE WAS BEING RECOGNISED BY THE FACT THAT ITS CHAIRMAN WAS AUTOMATICALLY A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.

ON THE QUESTION OF SECURITY RAISED BY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MR MACLEOD SAID SOME PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE IN INCREASING THE POLICE PRESENCE BY THE SPREAD OF POLICE NEIGHBOURHOOD UNITS AND THE LIKE.

+HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT LACK OF CONTROL OVER SUCH MATTERS AS ILLEGAL PARKING PARTICULARLY BY LORRIES -- MAY PRODUCE A DISREGARD FOR THE LAW WHICH WILL SPILL OVER INTO OTHER AREAS.

+WE SHALL BE LOOKING AT THIS FURTHER IN THE COMING MONTHS BUT I DO WISH TO RECORD MY CONCERN AT THE CONTINUED ABSENCE OF A SOLUTION TO THE LORRY PARKING PROBLEM IN TSUEN WAN,→ HE ADDED.

BOTH THE CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN LAU-FONG, AND THE TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN, MR FU YUEN-KUNG AND MR HO WING-KWONG, HAVE BEEN RE-ELECTED FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS.

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT, AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN.

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN SHAU KEI WAN

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FROM 10 AM ON SUNDAY (YAY 9), H01 LEE STREET AT ITS JUNCTION WITH SHAU KEI WAN BRAD WILL TE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS.

THIS IS TO FACILITATE TELEPHONE DUCTIN”

DURING THE CLOSURE, ACCESS TO HOI LEE ATE T CAN BE

MADE VIA SAI WAN HO STREET.

SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTOR ISTS.

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