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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1983

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BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS DISTRICT PROBLEMS

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MEMBERS OF KWUN TONG AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS TODAY (THURSDAY) EXCHANGED EXPERIENCES IN TACKLING ENVIRONMENTAL AND DISTRICT MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, 11 YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS CALLED ON THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN KWUN TONG TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICT'S RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.

FOLLOWING A BRIEFING BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, THE VISITING PARTY FIRST HAD A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE DISTRICT FROM THE ROOF OF A BUILDING IN SAU MAU PING ESTATE.

THEY WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE 1 600 RESIDENTS IN THE ON LOK VILLAGE SQUATTER AREA, INCLUDING THE SETTING UP OF FIRE-BREAKS AND PROVISION OF WATER AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.

THEY THEN TOURED THE SHUN CHI COURT HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME IN SHUN LEE ESTATE AND PAID A FRIENDLY VISIT TO A FAMILY.

IN THE AFTERNOON, THE VISITORS LOOKED AT THE MARKET AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE NGAU TAU KOK MARKET COMPLEX.

THEY LATER VISITED THE DISTRICT'S INDUSTRIAL AREA WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE BOARD'S EFFORTS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION AND ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF REAR LANES.

THE VISITING PARTY WAS ALSO TOLD OF THE PROBLEMS OF OBSTRUCTION BY HAWKER ACTIVITIES, TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND PRIVATE BUILDING MANAGEMENT IN YUE MAN SQUARE.

STEPS TAKEN TO EASE PROPERTY MARKET PROBLEMS

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AN OUTLINE OF SOME MEASURES THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS ARISING IN THE DEPRESSED PROPERTY MARKET WAS GIVEN TODAY BY THE CHIEF ESTATE SURVEYOR (VALUATION) OF THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, MR THOMAS HO.

MR HO TOLD THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH THAT ONE OF THE MEASURES HAD BEEN THAT APPLICATIONS FOR MODIFICATIONS AT PREMIUM COULD BE MADE ON A SITE-BY-SITE BASIS TO REDUCE LARGE FLAT SIZES AS STATED IN THE ORIGINAL SALE CONDITIONS OF THE LOT.

EACH CASE WOULD BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS IN THE LIGHT OF PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, TRAFFIC AND OTHER NECESSARY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.

IN THE

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