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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1987

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WESTERN DISTRICT TRAFFIC TO BE DISCUSSED

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THE WESTERN DISTRICT TRAFFIC STUDY AND THE PROPOSED ELEVATED ROUTE ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.

OFFICERS FROM THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT CONSULTATIVE PAPERS ON BOTH TOPICS, CONTAINING BACKGROUND INFORMATION, PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMBERS' CONSIDERATION.

THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO ASK CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY WHETHER THE SAME BUS MODEL INVOLVED IN TUEN MUN WAS USED ON THE ISLAND.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE CONNAUGHT ROAD UPGRADING AND ANCILLIARY ROAD WORKS PROJECTS, THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL PARKING OUTSIDE THE GERMAN SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON THE PEAK, AND THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD AN ESCALATOR AT SANDS STREET.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING TOMORROW AT 2.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE BOARD ON THE 14TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.

DB MEMBERS SEE SOCIAL FACILITIES

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MEMBERS OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED A DORMITORY FOR SINGLETONS AND DISTRIBUTED NEW YEAR GIFTS TO THEM.

LOCATED AT 221 TEMPLE STREET, THE FIVE-STOREY DORMITORY WITH 30 BEDSPACES, WAS SET UP BY THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY IN 1984 TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR SINGLETONS FROM THE LOW-INCOME GROUP.

AFTER A BRIEFING ON THE HOSTEL'S OPERATIONS AND A FRIENDLY CHAT WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS, THE GROUP LEFT FOR AN ELDERLY DAY CENTRE RUN BY THE ASIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE.

THE CENTRE OFFERS INTEREST GROUPS AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 400 ELDERLY CITIZENS IN THE DISTRICT.

TODAY'S VISIT, LED BY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH, WAS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE DISTRICT.

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