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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1983 ·

UMELCO MEMBERS TO VISIT WONG TAI SIN

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A GROUP OF UMELCO MEMBERS WILL VISIT WONG TAI SIN ON MONDAY (JUNE 27) TO LOOK INTO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF OLD PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN THE DISTRICT AND PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.

THE PARTY, LED BY DR HENRY HU, AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR ALBERT LAM, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PHILIP CHOK WILL FIRST VISIT A FAMÍLY WHO HAVE JUST MOVED INTO A NEW HIGH-RISE BLOCK IN LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE.

THEY WILL THEN TOUR THE GOOD HOPE VILLAGE AND STOP BY AT A MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OFFICE. SUPPLIES OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER TO THIS SQUATTER AREA WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE MAC.

THEY WILL ALSO MEET BOARD MEMBERS AND HOLD DISCUSSION ON LOCAL ISSUES AT THE CHOI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE.

IMPROVED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR SQUATTERS

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ABOUT 30 000 RESIDENTS IN NGAU TSUEN COVERING TAI HOM VILLAGE, YUEN LING AND DIAMOND HILL -- HAD AN EXTRA RECREATIONAL VENUE WITH THE OPENING OF A BASKETBALL COURT AND A SITTING-OUT AREA TODAY.

BUILT AT A COST OF $60 500 FUNDED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD, THE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES HAVE BEEN BUILT ON THE FORMER PING YEUNG SUN TSUEN SQUATTER WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY A FIRE IN FEBRUARY 1981 AND LEFT VACANT THEREAFTER.

THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE, CONSTRUCTION OF THE BASKETBALL COURT AND SITTING-OUT AREA BEGAN IN MID-MARCH THIS YEAR AND COMPLETED EARLY THIS MONTH.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TODAY, THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/KOWLOON OF THE URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

MR M.K. PAU, SAID THE PROJECT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THE GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN IN PROVIDING BETTER RECREATIONAL VENUE AND IMPROVING THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN SQUATTER AREAS.

+ I BELIEVE DEVELOPMENTS IN WONG TAI SIN, PARTICULARLY IMPROVEMENTS IN SQUATTER AREAS, CAN BE CARRIED OUT SMOOTHLY IN FUTURE THROUGH THE CONTINUED CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE RESIDENTS, HE SAID.

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PHILIP CHOK, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NGAU TSUEN AREA COMMITTEE, MR LIU KOON-SING.