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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1984

SO FAR 550 ILLEGAL BACKLANE STRUCTURES IN 15 AREAS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED AND 600 MORE WILL BE CLEARED WITHIN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.

TWO RECENTLY PUBLISHED REVIEWS - ONE ON THE TAXI ISSUE AND THE OTHER ON PUBLIC HOUSING ALLOCATION POLICIES — WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED BY THE MEMBERS, WITH BRIEFINGS TO BE GIVEN BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR JUSTIN YUE, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SQUATTER CONTROL IMPROVEMENT) OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, MR TONY BENNETT,

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE DISPLAY OF A DISTRICT BOARD LOGO UNDER THE PRINCE EDWARD ROAD FLYOVER, THE URBAN COUNCIL'S CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME AND THE ICAC'S MEI TUNG OFFICE LIAISON WORK PLAN.

TEN SEATS WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE PUBLIC AND THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND MAY CONTACT THE SECRETARY, MR KWAN WAI-HAY, AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 3-7110171 FOR RESERVATION.

MEANWHILE, THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE TAXI REVIEW ON FRIDAY (MAY 11), AND THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT THEIR VIEWS TO THE BOARD.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 2.15 PM ON THURSDAY (MAY 10) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 141-143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD.

WAN CHAI BOARD PUTS OUT ANNUAL REPORT

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THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD HAS JUST PUT OUT ITS FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.

PRODUCED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AT A COST OF $20 000, THE 16 PAGE ANNUAL REPORT IS PRINTED SEPARATELY IN ENGLISH AND IN CHINESE.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG, SAID THE REPORT RECORDED THE PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD IN 1982-83, AND PROVIDED A BASIS FOR BOTH REVIEW AND COMMENT BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS REPORT ARE WELCOME AND CAN BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD, HE SAID.

A TOTAL OF 5 000 CHINESE AND 500 ENGLISH COPIES HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

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