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FRIDAY, OCTOBL 28, 1983

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HE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF NORTH DISTRICT, MR LAW WAI-MING.

MR LIU WAS TOLD ABOUT THE FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE REFUSE COLLECTION POINT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL REFUSE WOULD BE STORED IN COVERED BINS AND THAT COLLECTION WOULD BE CARRIED OUT INSIDE THE BUILDING,

HE THEN WENT TO KAM TS IN CHUEN TO SEE THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE VILLAGE AND THE CLEANSING SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO SOME 1 000 VILLAGERS THERE,

HE ALSO VISITED A SECTION OF A STREAM OF THE RIVER INDUS AT HANG TAU TAI PO, WHERE HE SAW WORKERS OF THE NTSD CARRYING OUT CLEARING OPERATION ALONG THE 24-KILOMETRE RIVER ON A REGULAR BASIS.

BEFORE LEAVING, MR LIU ALSO VISITED A NEWLY COMPLETED AMENITY PLOT AT HO SHEUNG HEUNG TO SEE THE RESULTS OF TREE PLANTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MEI FA PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE CLEARED

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KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE +OPERATION FAR-FLING+ AT THEIR MEETING ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 31) AFTERNOON.

THE OPERATION IS DESIGNED TO CLEAR 1 086 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON CROWN LAND IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT OVER A PERIOD OF TWO TO THREE YEARS.

AT THE MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL WHICH WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BEDS FROM 647 TO ABOUT 1 400.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES AND THE NOMINATION OF A CO-OPTED MEMBER FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 2.30 PM ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 31) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 6, TUNG YAN STREET, THIRD FLOOR.

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