XN000022-1985-02-07 — Page 4

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1985

THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS ALSO AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO THE PROPOSAL ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PLAYGROUND WOULD BE RETURNED WITHIN 15 MONTHS AND THAT IT WOULD BE CONSULTED ON THE RE-INSTATEMENT AND POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PLAYGROUND. THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE CONSULTED AND ITS VIEWS TAKEN

INTO ACCOUNT.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE CONSORTIUM WILL SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO BUILD UNDERGROUND CAR PARKS UNDER OTHER OPEN-SPACE SITES IN THE URBAN AREA. EACH PROPOSAL WOULD BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS HAVING REGARD MAINLY TO THE DEMAND FOR PARKING IN THE AREA. THE DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, THE LOSS OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OR OPEN SPACE, AND THE VIEWS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE RELEVANT DISTRICT BOARD. HOWEVER, EVEN IF OTHER PROPOSALS ARE SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE, THERE IS NO COMMITMENT TO FURTHER PRIVATE TREATY GRANTS.

DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WILL BEGIN WITH THE CONSORTIUM ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT AND THE TERMS OF THE LAND GRANT.

CHANCE TO MEET VOTERS ***

CANDIDATES FOR THE COMING SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET VOTERS THROUGH A SERIES OF VARIETY SHOWS ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THEIR ELECTORAL PLATFORMS DURING THE VARIETY SHOWS FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR SINGERS, ARTISTES AND LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS. THERE WILL ALSO BE QUIZZES, MAGIC SHOWS AND ACROBATIC ACTS.

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST CONSTITUENCY NITE+ FOR THE ABERDEEN AP LEI CHAU CONSTITUENCY TO BE HELD IN THE ABERDEEN CENTRE SQUARE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING AT 7.45 PM.

MR CHAN SAID THE RECONSTITUTED DISTRICT BOARD WOULD BECOME MORE REPRESENTATIVE AND COULD BETTER REFLECT RESIDENTS' WISHES AS THERE WOULD BE MORE ELECTED MEMBERS ON THE BOARD.

+ IN ORDER TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, RESIDENTS' SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THE WORK OF ENTHUSIASTIC DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, ARE IMPORTANT, HE SAID.

+RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND CAST THEIR VOTES ON POLLING DAY, MR CHAN STRESSED.

"THE POLLOWING