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TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1984

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OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE DISCUSSION ON THE TERRITORY-WIDE CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN AT WATERFRONTS, PUBLIC „CARGO WORKING AREAS AND BEACHES, TO BE LAUNCHED THIS SUMMER BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, AND PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES.

BEFORE THE MEETING, THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, MR LUI HAU-TUEN, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN SLOGAN COMPETITION.

THE COMPETITION, FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WAS HELD IN JUNE AS PART OF THE ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH-LONG ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN THE DISTRICT.

ON THE SAME AFTERNOON, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING KOWLOON CITY MARKET

INTO AN URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX AT THE IR MEETING.

THE MARKET AND THE ADJACENT COOKED FOOD AND HAWKER BAZAAR, WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 4 756 SQUARE METRES, WERE BUILT IN 1951 AND ARE FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE TO COPE WITH THE GROWING NEEDS.

THE NEW COMPLEX WILL COMPRISE A MARKET, A COOKED FOOD CENTRE, A PUBLIC TOILET, A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AND AN INDOOR GAMES HALL.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMPLEX WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO COMMENT ON A PROGRESS REPORT ON STREET SLEEPERS IN THE DISTRICT, AND THE INSTALLATION OF RAILINGS ALONG CHUNG HAU STREET.

ANTI-DRUG DRIVE STARTS SOON ****

A TWO-WEEK ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN WONG TAI SIN FROM MONDAY (JULY 9) TO DRIVE HOME THE DRUG PREVENTION MESSAGE.

THE CAMPAIGN WILL FEATURE MOBILE THEATRE SHOWS AT 10 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT, A DISCO NIGHT ON BOARD A FERRY, AN EXHIBITION AND A VARIETY SHOW.

DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG HEADQUARTERS IN BROADCASTING HOUSE ON BROADCAST DRIVE, KOWLOON TONG.

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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR MICHAEL CHENG, AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PAUL WONG, WILL BE PRESENT AT THE CONFERENCE.

THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT CFFICE, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

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