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WE. .DAY, MAY 15, 1985

+BY AND LARGE, THE SCHEME HAS PROVED TO BE A SUCCESS AND CREDIT MUST GO TO ALL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE IR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT.+

MR LIAO SAID THAT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS THEMSELVES KEPT THE SCHEME UNDER REGULAR REVIEW AND BE UNDERSTOOD THAT SOME DISTRICT BOARDS WERE CONSIDERING WAYS TO FURTHER EXPAND IT.

HE ALSO ASSURED THE COUNCIL THAT ALL DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WOULD CONTINUE TO GIVE THE IR FULLEST SUPPORT TO THE SCHEME.

MR LIAO POINTED OUT THAT ALL DISTRICT BOARDS HAD MEET- THE-PUBLIC SESSIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

+ IT HAS PROVED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH DISTRICT RESIDENTS CAN CONTACT THEIR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO MAKE ENQUIRIES, TO SEEK PERSONAL ASSISTANCE OR TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS ON A WHOLE RANGE OF SUBJECTS SUCH AS HOUSING, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT, HE SAID.

MEETING SESSIONS ARE HELD IN DISTRICT OFFICES AND SUB-OFFICES ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK AND THEY ARE USUALLY ARRANGED AFTER OFFICE HOURS TO SUIT THE CONVENIENCE OF RESIDENTS.

POLICY ON REFUSE SITES OUTLINED

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IT IS GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO RESERVE AND ALLOCATE SITES FOR USE AS REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS (RCPS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANNING STANDARDS, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE WAS ANSWERING A QUESTION BY DR THE HON KIM CHAM AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT POLICY ON THE ALLOCATION OF LAND FOR THE PROVISION OF OFF-STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS TO REPLACE ON-STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS,

MR CHAN SAID THAT AS A GENERAL RULE, OFF-STREET_RCPS WERE PREFERRED TO ON-STREET ONES AS THE LATTER MIGHT CAUSE OBSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

+SITES FOR OFF-STREET RCPS WILL BE ALLOCATED ON APPLICATION BY THE CLIENT DEPARTMENTS IF THEY ARE RESERVED IN THE TOWN PLAN AND CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, HE SAID.

+ IF NO RESERVATION HAS BEEN MADE OR IF THE RESERVED SITES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CLIENT DEPARTMENTS MAY IDENTIFY OTHER SUITABLE SITES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LANDS DEPARTMENT AND DISTRICT TOWN

PLANNERS.

+NO PREMIUM OR RENT WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE ALLOCATION OF RCP SITES, HE ADDED.

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