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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1987

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BRIEFING ON CLEARANCE ARRANGEMENTS

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THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL HOLD A MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF UNAUTHORISED HAWKER STALLS PLYING THEIR TRADE IN FRONT OF THE WONG TAI SIN TEMPLE.

ASSISTANT WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NG HON-WAH, WILL ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE BUSINESS AFTER THE IR STALLS ARE CLEARED.

UNDER AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE PLAN, ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN FRONT OF THE TEMPLE WOULD BE CLEARED AROUND AUGUST THIS YEAR. EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE WOULD BE PAID TO ELIGIBLE STALL OWNERS.

MEANWHILE, THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, WHICH IS THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE AUTHORISED SOOTHSAYERS STALLS WITHIN THE TEMPLE BOUNDARY, HAS PLANNED TO BUILD A PERMANENT STRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL AUTHORISED STALLS.

AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE CLEARANCE WORKING GROUP, THE TUNG WAH GROUP HAS AGREED TO ALLOCATE THE 70 STALLS IN THE PERMANENT STRUCTURE TO THE UNAUTHORISED STALL HOLDERS BY DRAWING LOTS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING AT 3 PM TOMORROW AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, KING FUK STREET, SAN PO KONG.

PROGRESS REPORT ON WESTERN DISTRICT TRAFFIC STUDY

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MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT TRAFFIC STUDY AT A MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY). THEY WILL DISCUSS THE PROGRESS REPORT BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ON SURVEYS BEING CARRIED OUT UNDER THE STUDY. RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS WILL BE USED TO FORECAST TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE 1990'S AND TO DRAW UP STRATEGIES TO SOLVE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.

AN INFORMATION PAPER ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSED ELEVATED ROAD ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE.

/MEMBERS WILL

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