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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1984

MR FORD SAID: IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AN OVERALL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED WITH ALL THE INTERESTED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION, CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE LANDS AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS.

THIS COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATED AND ADVISED ON THE PREPARATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDED A THOROUGH TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION STUDY BY CONSULTANTS.

+ITS PROPOSALS AS OUTLINED ABOVE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS COMMITTEE. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN PRESENTED TO AND ACCEPTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD. A BRIEFING SESSION HAS ALSO BEEN HELD WITH MEMBERS OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD WHO WELCOME THE PROPOSALS,+ MR FORD SAID.

UK EXPERTS STUDY HK PUBLIC HOUSING

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TWO TOP OFFICIALS FROM THE INSTITUTE OF HOUSING IN BRITAIN TODAY GAINED AN INSIGHT INTO HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS DURING A TOUR OF AN EXHIBITION IN THE CITY HALL.

PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE, MR GEORGE SMITH, AND DIRECTOR, MR PETER MCGURK, ARE HERE ON AN EIGHT-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (ESTATE MANAGEMENT), MR FUNG TUNG, THEY TOOK A LOOK INTO THE MODERN LIFESTYLE TO BE FOUND IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AT THE BETTER LIVING IN ESTATES+ EXHIBITION.

THEY SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE EXHIBITION'S SPECIAL SOUND AND VISUAL EFFECTS WHICH HAD BEEN ONE OF THE ATTRACTIONS TO VISITOR SINCE THE EXHIBITION OPENED LAST WEEK.

THEY THEN WENT ON AN INSPECTION TOUR OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP CHUN MAN COURT AND THE RENTAL OI MAN ESTATE IN HO MAN TIN, LOOKING AT THE WIDE-RANGING FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR TENANTS.

THE VISITORS HAD EARLIER HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR DONALD LIAO, AND THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR DAVID FORD, ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING.

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