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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1986

IN ADDITION, SITES AT THE JUNCTIONS OF YAN WING STREET AND KA WING STREET AND ALONG SHUNG SHUN STREET WERE ALSO PROPOSED FOR TEMPORARY CAR PARKS, PROVIDING A FURTHER 88 PARKING SPACES.

MR CHAN SAID IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM WERE BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT UNDER THE IR SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME AND WERE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION EARLY NEXT YEAR.

BUT +THERE IS AT PRESENT NO SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR THE AREA A STUDY ON THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR THE WHOLE OF EAST KOWLOON, INCLUDING LE1 YUE MUN, IS AT PRESENT BEING UNDERTAKEN,+ MR CHAN SAID.

THE STUDY WAS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1987.

A SITE AT KO FAI ROAD WAS EARMARKED FOR A SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS FOR THE AREA.

ON FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE, MR CHAN SAID A 4.5-METRE-WIDE EMERGENCY ACCESS LANE LEADING TO THE EXISTING JETTY HAS BEEN PROPOSED. SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, THIS WAS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN MARCH 1988.

IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING FOOTPATHS WOULD ALSO BE MADE UNDER THE SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMME.

+WORK ON OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A METERED WATER SUPPLY AND STREET LIGHTING, IS IN HAND AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN 1987,+ MR CHAN SAID.

+ THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE SHORT TERM IS HINDERED BY THE LACK OF VACANT LAND IN THE VILLAGE,

+HOWEVER, LONGER TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE AREA ARE BE ING CONSIDERED,+ HE SAID.

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