TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1985
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TUEN MUN SQUATTER AREA LIGHTING PLANNED
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THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS INITIATED A SCHEME TO IMPROVE LIFE FOR RESIDENTS OF SQUATTER AREAS BY INSTALLING LIGHTING FACILITIES WITH DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS.
+AS A RESULT OF THE PROPOSAL, A WORKING GROUP WAS RECENTLY FORMED UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD TO EXAMINE THE COST AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD AND FOOTPATH LIGHTING IN SQUATTER AREAS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID.
+ IT WAS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE THAT DB FUNDS WOULD BE USED TO MEET THE CAPITAL COST WHILE RECURRENT COST WILL HAVE TO BE SORTED OUT AMONG SQUATTER REPRESENTATIVES, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD, HE ADDED.
THE WORKING GROUP ALSO AGREED THAT SAN SHEK WAN AND CHUNG WONG TOI WOULD BE GIVEN PRIORITY UNDER THE SQUATTER AREA LIGHTING SCHEME IF THE PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
AT PRESENT, SQUATTER AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE ROAD LIGHTING PROGRAMME OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED SQUATTER AREA LIGHTING SCHEME WILL NOT AFFECT THE VILLAGE LIGHTING SCHEME WHICH WILL PROVIDE LIGHTING FACILITIES FOR 35 000 VILLAGERS IN TUEN MUN BY 1987-88.
TO ENSURE THAT SQUATTER AREAS WERE NOT GIVEN UNDUE ADVANTAGE OVER TRADITIONAL VILLAGES, IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE SQUATTER LIGHTING PROGRAMME WOULD NOT BE COMPLETED BEFORE TRADITIONAL VILLAGES GET THEIR LIGHTS.
+DETAIL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND CAPITAL COST FOR EACH SQUATTER AREA REMAINS TO BE WORKED OUT, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
PRIZES FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMME DESIGNERS
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THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE ROAD SAFETY COMPUTER PROGRAMME DESIGN COMPETITION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT 2.30 PM IN THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, CAINE HOUSE, ARSENAL STREET, WAN CHAI,
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (OPERATIONS) AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL, MR LI KWAN-HA, WILL BE PRESENTING PRIZES.
WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE THEIR PROGRAMMES AFTER THE CEREMONY.
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