THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1985
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BOARD TO CONSIDER SUBWAY PLANS
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A PROPOSAL TO ALTER PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY AT THE JORDAN ROAD INTERSECTION AND FERRY CONCOURSE WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
MEMBERS' VIEW WILL BE SOUGHT TO ALLOCATE $25 000 TO ORGANISE A +CLASSIC+ CAR PARADE AND VARIETY SHOW TO PUBLICISE THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY A WORKING GROUP ON THE FUTURE OF THE DISTRICT NEWSPAPERS.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE APPLICATIONS FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS BY VARIOUS LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, CHECKLIST OF OUTSTANDING PROJECTS AND ACTIONS BY THE DB, FINANCIAL POSITION OF DB FUNDS, COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH DB MEMBERS, AND PROGRESS REPORTS OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
FESTIVE LIGHTS GO ON TOMORROW *****
LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVE LIGHTS IN VICTORIA PARK WILL BE SWITCHED ON FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING AND WILL BE ON UNTIL MARCH 6.
FUNDED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD AT $35 000, THE LIGHTING DISPLAYS FEATURE FOUR CHINESE DOLLS HOLDING A CARP DENOTING PROSPERITY AND PEACE, WITH NEW YEAR GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON DAILY FROM 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT, AND FROM 6 PM UNTIL 6 AM ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE. 24 THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON FROM 6 PM TO 1 AM.
BETWEEN FEBRUARY 20 TO
AN EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DISTRICT BOARD DECIDED TO ALLOCATE FUNDS AGAIN, FOR THE LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS,
+THIS WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC WHO VISIT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR AT VICTORIA PARK TO SHARE THE FESTIVE MOOD, HE SAID.
THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN, WILL SWITCH ON THE LIGHTING DISPLAY AT A CEREMONY TOMORROW,
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL INCLUDE URBAN COUNCILLOR MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
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