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TUESDAY, JULY 9, 198

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PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SPACE DEFERRED

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CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO BUILD A FACILITY FOR BMX BICYCLES WHEN DETAILED PLANS FOR THE PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPEN SPACE AT THE JUNCTION OF MAN CHEONG STREET AND FERRY STREET ARE DRAWN UP.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE, MR HOWARD YOUNG, WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY MR KWAN LIM-HO AT THE URBAN COUNCIL OPEN MEETING TODAY.

MR YOUNG SAID THE 4 000-SQUARE-METRE SITE WAS ALLOCATED TO THE COUNCIL IN 1975 ON A TEMPORARY BASIS WITH THE CONDITION THAT IT HAD TO BE HANDED BACK TO THE GOVERNMENT AT FOUR MONTHS' NOTICE FOR USE AS A WORKS AREA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR.

+PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE HAS TO BE DEFERRED AND IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT THE SITE HAVE SO FAR BEEN KEPT TO A MODEST LEVEL,+ HE SAID.

AT PRESENT, THE SITE IS BEING MAINTAINED AS A GARDEN WITH PARK BENCHES AND AMENITY PLANTING.

BECAUSE IT IS SEPARATED FROM THE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREA BY FERRY STREET WHICH IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, MR YOUNG ADDED, THE FACILITY IS NOT VERY POPULAR EXCEPT ON OCCASIONS WHEN THE ANNUAL DRAGON BOAT RACES ARE HELD.

LICENSING OFFICE ON THE MOVE

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT ITS KWUN TONG LICENSING OFFICE IN HIU KWONG STREET WILL CEASE OPERATION AFTER CLOSE OF BUSINESS AT 4.10 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND WILL OPERATE FROM NEW PREMISES AT FIFTH FLOOR, KOWLOON EAST GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 12 LEI YUE MUN ROAD FROM 2 PM ON MONDAY (JULY 15).

+ THE NEW OFFICES ARE MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED THAN THE OLD ONE, + A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID. +IT IS JUST A FIVE-MINUTE WALK FROM THE KWUN TONG MTR STATION, AND THERE IS A BUS TERMINUS NEARBY.+

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT FROM JULY 15, WORKING HOURS AT ALL LICENSING OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE REVISED AS 9 AM TO 4 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND 9 AM TO 11.30 AM ON SATURDAYS TO STREAMLINE DAILY OPERATIONS.

THE KWUN TONG LICENSING 3-7754950. THE P.O. BOX FOR DRIVER LICENSING DOCUMENTS ALSO REMAINS UNCHANGED.

OFFICE'S ENQUIRY TELEPHONE WILL REMA IN POSTAL APPLICATIONS FOR VEHICLE AND

BOX 69511, BOX 69511, KWUN TONG POST OFFICE -

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