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SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1987

REPORTS ON THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD WILL ALSO BE TABLED.

THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 PM IN THE MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, SECOND FLOOR ON THE TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY (MAY 5).

EMERGENCY GENERATORS CONTRACT AWARDED *****

THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $1.6 MILLION CONTRACT FOR SUPPLYING AND INSTALLING SIX EMERGENCY GENERATORS.

THEY WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE TAI PO AND TRING YI DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS AND DIVISIONAL POLICE STATIONS, SIN LEK YUEN DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION, MONG TAI SIN POLICE STATION, ABERDEEN POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL, AND THE TAI LAN CENTRE FOR WOMEN.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IS THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF GARAGE EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES FOR THE TAI PO AND TRING YI DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS AND DIVISIONAL POLICE STATIONS AND THE SIU LEK YUEN DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS HOUSING STRATEGY

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MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET ON TUESDAY (MAY 5) TO DISCUSS THE POLICY STATEMENT ON LONG TERM HOUSING STRATEGY.

THEY WILL GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE CHANGES TO THE EXISTING STRATEGY AND IN PARTICULAR, THE INTRODUCTION OF A HOME PURCHASE LOAN SCHEME TO ASSIST THE LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES TO PURCHASE NEW PRIVATE FLATS.

/ACTING PRINCIPAL