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MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1986

THE REMAINING INDUSTRIES AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY AREA WOULD BE CLOSED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

+ THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD WITH THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND TO INCLUDE AN MTR LINE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE COST OF AN MTR LINK TO JUNK BAY.

+THIS OFFERS THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT OPTIONS TO SERVE THE TOWN IN THE FUTURE AND ALSO MAKES PROPOSALS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT MORE ATTRACTIVE AND MORE COST EFFECTIVE,+ HE SAID.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME TO BE PROMOTED *****

A MAJOR TASK OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR WOULD BE TO ASSIST THE POLICE IN FURTHER PROMOTING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME IN THE DISTRICT, THE NEWLY-APPOINTED CHAIRMAN, MR CHOI HING-SHUN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

+THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WAS WELL RECEIVED BY RESIDENTS AND THE DFCC WOULD BE EXPANDING THE SCHEME TO INCLUDE MORE HOUSEHOLDS TO HELP FIGHT CRIME, + MR CHOI SAID.

THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE SCHEME INCLUDE YEUNG KING HOUSE IN LAI KING ESTATE, BLOCKS 1-3, KWAI FONG TERRACE, BLOCK 19, KWAI SHING ESTATE, AND CHING YUNG HOUSE IN CHEUNG CHING ESTATE.

AT PRESENT, 173 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH UNITS, COVERING 2 381 HOUSEHOLDS, HAVE BEEN FORMED IN SIX BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE DFCC ALSO PLANS TO PUBLISH A NEWSLETTER TO INFORM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS OF DFCC ACTIVITIES AND TO PUT ACROSS THE CRIME PREVENTION MESSAGE TO THEM.

THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT DFCC THIS YEAR COMPRISES FIVE OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND 12 UNOFFICIALS, THE LATTER COMING FROM VARIOUS SECTORS IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL WORKERS, TEACHERS, INDUSTRIALISTS AND HOUSEWIVES.

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