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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1986

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PAVILION ORGANISERS, WHO COLLECTED A TOTAL OF 430 000 POSTCARDS FOR THE HONG KONG IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD+ PROGRAMME, COMMENTED: +THERE MUST BE MANY OTHER YOUNGSTERS

IN HONG KONG WHO HAVE HAD REPLIES TO THEIR GESTURES OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP. POSSIBLY SOME HAVE RECEIVED AN EVEN GREATER RESPONSE.+

MELCHOR, WHO LIVES AT TRINITY COURT, HARBOUR CITY, KOWLOON, AND ATTENDS BEACON HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL, RECEIVED REPLIES FROM STEVE WUERZ OF WINNIPEG, DARRYL PATTERSON OF TORONTO, KATRINA PRESCOTT OF VANCOUVER, LAURIE HUNKA OF CALGARY, ANDREW KENNEDY OF LINDSAY, ONTARIO AND CHANDRA HILL OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA.

HIS MOTHER, MRS DIOSY MUKTI, SAID: +1 AM NOW GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE REALLY DOES MAKE THE EFFORT TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THEM, EVEN THOUGH IT MEANS QUITE A LOT OF LETTER WRITING.+

HOWEVER, MELCHOR SAID HE REALLY PREFERRED DRAWING TO WRITING.

ASKED WHICH OF HIS DRAWINGS HAD PLEASED HIM MOST, HE REPLIED, +I DREW A SAD CLOUD TRYING TO MAKE A RAINBOW.+

WATER SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION TO BE REGIONALISED

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT'S SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION BRANCH IS TO INTRODUCE REGIONALISATION TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE AND TO DEPLOY STAFF RESOURCES MORE EFFECTIVELY.

REGIONALISATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN TWO STAGES.

STAGE I THE FIRST REGIONAL DIVISION - THE HONG KONG AND ISLANDS DIVISION - WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON SEPTEMBER 15.

ALL OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES FOR HONG KONG AND OUTLYING ISLANDS BEING HANDLED BY THE ARGYLE STREET DEPOT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BULLOCK LANE DEPOT, WHILE THE ARGYLE STREET DEPOT WILL CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE MATTERS FOR KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

IT IS HOPED THAT STAGE 11 - FORMATION OF MAINLAND REGIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED DURING NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR.

QUERIES ON WATER ACCOUNTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE REGIONALISATION SCHEME AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE DEALT WITH BY THE EXISTING CONSUMER ENQUIRIES CENTRES LOCATED IN THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS.

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