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TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1987

SOUTHERN DB TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW

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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO DISCUSS PLANS TO SET UP A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA IN THE DAIRY FARM SITE IN POK FU LAM.

THE BOARD'S WORKS PROJECTS COMMITTEE DECIDED AT EARLIER MEETINGS THAT THERE APPEAR TO BE NO ALTERNATIVE TO THE DAIRY FARM SITE IF THE SERIOUS PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF TEMPORARY HOUSING SPACES IN THE SOUTHERN WAS TO BE ALLEVIATED.

THE ISSUE WAS RAISED BY ELECTED MEMBER, MR RAYMOND KWOK, AT THE BOARD'S LAST MEETING ON MARCH 26 FOLLOWING OBJECTIONS TO THE PLAN FROM SOME RESIDENTS IN POK FU LAM. THE BOARD SET UP A WORKING GROUP TO AGAIN LOOK INTO THE AVAILABILITY OF SITES IN THE DISTRICT AND WILL FURTHER STUDY THE MATTER AT TOMORROW'S MEETING.

BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS GUIDELINES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CO-OPTED MEMBERS TO DISTRICT BOARD COMMITTEES AND OVERSEAS STUDY TOURS.

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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, NO. 7-11, NING STREET, MEI FUNG COURT, SECOND FLOOR, ABERDEEN CENTRE.

STUDY TOUR MEMBERS TO TELL OF EXPERIENCE

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MEMBERS OF THE YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARDS WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY (APRIL 2) TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE IR EXPERIENCE DURING A RECENT STUDY TOUR TO AUSTRALIA.

DURING THE TOUR, MEMBERS STUDIED URBAN TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN VARIOUS AUSTRALIAN CITIES AND STATES AS WELL AS EXAMINING THE WORK ING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS.

THEY ALSO VISITED MELBOURNE WHERE MEMBERS OBTAINED FIRST- HAND INFORMATION ON THE URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY, WHICH HAS A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM SIMILAR TO THE ONE PLANNED FOR YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN.

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