XN000022-1984-06-25 — Page 6

MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1984

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+AND THE SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF HOS BUYERS WHO HAVE RELINQUISHED PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS WHEN THEY MADE THEIR PURCHASE HAVE HELPED THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT EFFORTS TO MOVE MORE NEEDY FAMILIES INTO PUBLIC HOUSING.+

MR FUNG SAID THAT THE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE SCHEME HAD ALWAYS BEEN ENCOURAGING AND ALL THE SALES INVITATIONS WERE HEAVILY OVER-SUBSCRIBED.

+THIS SHOWS THAT THE DEMAND EXCEEDED SUPPLY' AND HAS GIVEN THE GOVERNMENT THE CONFIDENCE TO CONTINUE WITH THE SCHEME,+ HE ADDED.

ROAD CONTROL SCHEME FOR ESTATE

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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS TO INTRODUCE A ROAD CONTROL SCHEME IN LEI MUK SHUE ESTATE THIS WEEK TO KEEP IT FREE FROM OBSTRUCTION AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ILLEGAL PARKING.

+SIMILAR SCHEMES ARE BEING ENFORCED IN 90 OTHER ESTATES AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED PLEASANT LIVING ENVIRONMENTS TO THE · DELIGHT OF TENANTS,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY.

FROM FRIDAY, HE SAID ENTRY TO LEI MUK SHUE ESTATE WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO AUTHORISED VEHICLES AND ILLEGAL PARKING IN THE ESTATE WOULD BE BANNED.

+THE SCHEME HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE NORTH KWAI CHUNG AREA COMMITTEE.

+ALSO WELCOMING THE SCHEME ARE TENANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED AGAINST INDISCRIMINATELY PARKED VEHICLES BLOCKING PAVEMENTS, ROADS AND OPEN SPACE.

+THEY WANT TIGHTER CONTROL TO BRING BACK ORDER AND A SMOOTH FLOW OF TRAFFIC WHICH IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR EMERGENCY AND REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES.+

UNDER THE SCHEME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID VEHICULAR ENTRY TO THE ESTATE WOULD BE THROUGH NGONG HOM ROAD ONLY.

+ IN ADDITION TO FRANCHISED BUS SERVICE IN THE ESTATE, PUBLIC LIGHT BUS SERVICE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT A NEW STAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LE! SHU ROAD JUST OUTSIDE THE ESTATE.

+A ROUNDABOUT HAS BEEN BUILT AT LEI SHU ROAD TO ENABLE VEHICLES TO TURN ROUND AND. EXIT TO WO YI HOP ROAD.

/+SPECIAL SQUADS