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HOTELS

PUBLIC UTILITIES

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PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE: UNLIKE +ORDERS-ON-HAND+ AND +PER CAPITA EARNINGS+ WHICH ARE

AVERAGE FIGURES, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE FIRMS SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.

ENVIRONMENT WORK ING GROUPS FORMED IN MONG KOK

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FOUR WORKING GROUPS HAVE BEEN FORMED UNDER THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TO MONITOR SPEC IF IC ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT,

THESE WORKING GROUPS WILL FOCUS ON THE DISTRICT'S AGE ING PROBLEM, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, DRAINAGE PROBLEM AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO TUNG CHOI STREET HAWKER PERMITTED PLACE.

THE DETERIORATION OF BUILDINGS IN SOME PARTS OF MONG KOK HAS BEEN A MATTER OF SERIOUS CONCERN AMONG RESIDENTS.

THE WORKING GROUPS FORMED TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM WILL TRY TO ASSESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION AND TO STUDY THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO URBAN DECAY.

UP TILL NOW, ALL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT MATTERS ARE DISCUSSED AND CO-ORDINATED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

THE WORKING GROUP SET UP TO CONSIDER TRASNPORT MATTERS WILL CONDUCT INDEPTH STUDY AND CONSULTATION ON ISSUES OF WIDER SCOPE.

A THIRD WORKING GROUP WAS FORMED FOLLOWING LAST YEAR'S SURVEY ON SEWERAGE PROBLEM WHICH HAD IDENTIFIED A LARGE NUMBER OF FLOODING SPOTS AND LEAKING PIPES IN THE DISTRICT.

IT WILL FOLLOW UP ON THE SURVEY REPORT, IN ORDER TO WORK OUT WAYS TO ALLEVIATE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HYGIENIC NUISANCES CAUSED BY DRAINAGE BLOCKAGE.

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