XN000022-1982-10-21 — Page 9

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1982

BACKLANE OBSTRUCTIONS CLEARED

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POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS AND OBSTRUCTIONS IN SOME BACKLANES IN KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAI SIN WERE CLEARED TODAY FOLLOWING TWO SEPARATE OPERATIONS TO DEMOLISH ILLEGAL STRUCTURES THERE.

THE OPERATIONS, LAUNCHED BY THE DISTRICTS' MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES AND SUPPORTED BY THE IR DISTRICT BOARDS, ARE PART OF A SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES TO CLEAR ILLEGAL OBSTRUCTIONS ON PAVEMENTS AND IN REAR LANES.

THE CLEARANCES REMOVED HAWKING STALLS, SHOP EXTENSIONS, GOODS AND ARTICLES BELONGING TO OR DISCARDED BY SHOPKEEPERS WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY CAUSED SERIOUS OBSTRUCTION, RESULTING IN GRAVE HYGIENE PROBLEMS AND RISKS TO THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS IN CASE OF FIRE.

THE BACKLANES CLEARED TODAY ARE SITUATED BEHIND 31-53 YIN HING STREET IN SAN PO KONG, AND 278 PAK TAI STREET IN TO KWA WAN.

CO-ORDINATED BY THE WONG TAI SIN AND KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, THE OPERATIONS INVOLVED THE HOUSING, LANDS, URBAN SERVICES AND FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.

THE DISTRICT OFFICES WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE CLEARED AREAS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

GOODS VEHICLES PARKING METERS IN SAI YING PUN

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SIXTY-SEVEN TWO-HOUR PARKING METERS FOR GOODS VEHICLES WILL SHORTLY BE INSTALLED ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST BETWEEN QUEEN STREET AND WHITTY STREET, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

THESE METERS WILL COME INTO OPERATION FROM 8 AM ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 26), HE SAID.