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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1984

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DISCUSSION ON GREEN PAPER

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TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL FURTHER DISCUSS PROPOSALS IN THE GREEN PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AT THE IR MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE BOARD FIRST DISCUSSED THE GREEN PAPER AT A SPECIAL MEETING IN LATE JULY AND MEMBERS' VIEWS, TOGETHER WITH OPINIONS COLLECTED IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

AT TOMORROW'S MEETING, THE MEMBERS WILL ALSO COMMENT ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF BROADCASTING SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE RECENT RENT INCREASE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, A REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS IN TSUEN WAN, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND STAGE OF TSUEN WAN BY-PASS.

FIRST SCAFFOLDING GIRL TALKS ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE

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+THINGS ON THE GROUND SEEMED SO SMALL WHEN I TOOK THE FIRST LOOK FROM A SCAFFOLD; I WAS SIMPLY FASCINATED,+ SAID MISS SO YUET-NGOR, THE FIRST GIRL WHO HAS JUST COMPLETED THE BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING COURSE AT THE KWAI CHUNG CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTRE.

YUET-NGOR, WHO IS NOW WORKING AS THE ONLY BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING GIRL IN HONG KONG, SHOWED DETERMINATION TO JOIN THE COURSE WHEN SHE APPLIED, THE CENTRE MANAGER, MR KO CHEUK-LUEN, RECALLED.

WHY HAS SHE ENTERED A FIELD THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MEN'S PRESERVE?

HER SWIFT ANSWER: +1 LIKE WORKING IN OPEN SPACE. SAID, THE VIEW FROM ON HIGH SOMEHOW FASCINATES ME.+ AS AN AFTER THOUGHT, THAT THE SALARY WAS ATTRACTIVE.

AND AS I SHE ADDED,

SHE DID NOT CONSIDER WORKING HUNDREDS OF FEET ABOVE STREET

NOWADAYS, SHE SAID, LEVEL ANY MORE DANGEROUS THAN ON THE GROUND. PEOPLE IN THE TRADE WEAR SAFETY GEARS.

AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE

CURRICULUM FOR THE TRAINEES, MR KO STRESSED.

ACCORDING TO HER COURSE INSTRUCTOR, YUET-NGOR HAS ACQUIRED ALL THE SKILLS REQUIRED OF A FIRST-YEAR APPRENTICE AND IS ON A PAR WITH HER BEST MALE COUNTERPARTS.

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