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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1985

MORE VIEWS ON HOUSING GREEN PAPER

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WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AT THEIR MEETING ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 15).

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN WAN CHAI AT PRESENT, MEMBERS ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERALL HOUSING POLICY.

A QUESTION WILL BE RAISED ON WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE TO GIVE WAN CHAI PRIORITY IF THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DECIDE TO EXTEND THE +DISTRICT BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM+ SCHEME IN FUTURE.

THERE ARE MANY OLD BUILDINGS WHICH REQUIRE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IN THE DISTRICT.

ANOTHER QUESTION WILL BE RAISED ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSIDER INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL ON ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE PROGRESS REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS IN WAN CHAI, THE REVISED LAYOUT OF ACCESS TO THE WAN CHA1 RECLAMATION SEAFRONT ROAD FOOTBRIDGE. APPLICATIONS OF DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FOR THE WAN CHAI FESTIVAL, AND THE VARIOUS REPORTS FROM THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES, THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND AREA COMMITTEE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 15) AT 2.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD, 8TH FLOOR, TUNG WAH MANSION, WAN CHAI.

AUGUST EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS RELEASED ******

TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

FOR JANUARY-AUGUST 1985, VALUED AT $305 076 MILLION. SHOWED AN INCREASE OF SEVEN PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1984, ACCORDING TO TRADE VALUE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECREASED BY SIX PER CENT TO $83 966 MILLION, WHILE RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 37 PER CENT TO $70 362 MILLION AND IMPORTS INCREASED BY FOUR PER CENT TO $150 748 MILLION. DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TOGETHER INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT,

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