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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1983

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+THEY HAVE, INDEED, SETTLED MANY LOCAL PROBLEMS BY PERIODICALLY HOLDING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES. +

FINANCED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE JOINT AREA COMMITTEE NITE+ IS EXPECTED TO BE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.

MR TSUI WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

STRUCTURES CLEARED TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT ***

TWO ILLEGAL BACKLANE STRUCTURES IN WAN CHAI WERE

DEMOLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY) AS PART OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD'S ON-GOING PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT.

CLASSIFIED AS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, THE STRUCTURES WERE LOCATED AT THE BACKLANES OF 14-20 HENNESSY ROAD AND 94 JAFFE ROAD. THE FORMER WAS SAID TO BE USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND THE LATTER FOR STORAGE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THE TWO STRUCTURES WERE IN FACT INCLUDED IN A PRIORITY LIST RECOMMENDED BY THE DISTRICT'S SIX AREA COMMITTEES.

+THE OPERATION WAS, HOWEVER, PUSHED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE BECAUSE

OF FREQUENT COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ENCOURAGED LOCAL PEOPLE TO APPROACH THE DISTRICT BOARD ON SIMILAR MATTERS IN ORDER TO HELP UP-DATE THE PRIORITY LIST.

+WE WELCOME SUGGESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS BECAUSE, AFTER ALL, ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD IS TO REFLECT PEOPLE'S OPINIONS, TO SERVE THEM AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT. +

CO-ORDINATED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TODAY'S OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT BY SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, THE URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION, THE POLICE, THE LANDS, HOUSING AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.

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