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THEY WOULD BE HELD UNTIL A CLAIMANT CAME FORWARD AND ESTABLISHED OWNERSHIP OF A PARTICULAR TROLLEY,

HOWEVER, WHEN OWNERSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED THE AUTHORITIES WOULD THEN CONSIDER LODGING A CHARGE OF OBSTRUCTION AGAINST THE OWNER, ADDED THE SPOKESMAN.

+THESE MEASURES ARE PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S STEPPED-UP ACTIONS AGAINST COOKED-FOOD HAWKERS, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

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+HOWEVER, BEFORE THE GDT MEMBERS GO INTO ACTION EACH DAY THEY ARE THOROUGHLY BRIEFED ON HOW TO GO ABOUT THEIR DUTIES, IN PARTICULAR ON TAKING EXTREME CARE NOT TO CAUSE COOKED-FOOD HAWKERS TO RUN MADLY ALONG CROWDED FOOTPATHS, PUTTING PEDESTRIANS AT RISK.

+THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ACCIDENTS RECENTLY IS BECAUSE OF THE IRRESPONSIBILITY AND SELFISHNESS OF THE HAWKERS NOT THE ACTIONS OF THE GDT MEMBERS, HE ADDED.

ELECTRICAL WORKS CONTRACT AWARDED * * *

A $498 150 CONTRACT FOR INSTALLING LIGHTING IN A PLAYGROUND AT KOWLOON CITY HAS BEEN AWARDED TO SWIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THE PLAYGROUND IS NOW BEING BUILT ON A 1.35-HECTARE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF CARPENTER ROAD AND SHEK KU LUNG ROAD,

INSTALLATION STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH AND WILL TAKE NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE PLAYGROUND WILL HAVE FOUR TENNIS COURTS, TWO VOLLEY BALL-AND-BADMINTON COURTS AND TWO MINI-SOCCER PITCHES.

IT WILL INCLUDE A TWO-STOREY SERVICE BUILDING WITH CHANGING ROOMS, TOILETS AND A REFRESHMENT KIOSK.

THE WHOLE SITE AREA WILL BE LANDSCAPED.

A CONTRACT VALUED AT $2.78 MILLION FOR BUILDING THE PLAYGROUND WAS AWARDED BY THE SAME OFFICE IN MAY.

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