XN000022-1987-10-20 — Page 18

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1987

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BACK LANE CLEARED IN SHAM SHUI PO

(TUESDAY)

ABOUT 50 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT THE BACK LANES BETWEEN KOWLOON ROAD AND CAMP STREET IN SHAM SHUI PO WERE PULLED DOWN TODAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD SURFACE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

ABOUT 40 AFFECTED FAMILIES COMPRISING 94 PEOPLE OFFERED REHOUSING IN URBAN PUBLIC HOUSING, URBAN TEMPORARY OR NEW TERRITORIES TEMPORARY HOUSING.

HAD BEEN HOUSING,

OTHER PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE INCLUDE A SINGLETON WHO HAD OPTED FOR CASH ALLOWANCE, THREE FAMILIES WHO HAD ARRANGED TO STAY AT A TRANSIT CENTRE, AND TWO

WHO HAD WITHDRAWN FROM COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS.

A SHAM

DISTRICT

FAMILIES

OFFICE

TODAY'S

DISTRICT

THIS

PO SHUI

SPOKESMAN SAID CLEARANCE WAS THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IN THE YEAR.

PO DISTRICT WILL BE CARRIED

THE THE CLEARANCE WAS COORDINATED BY

SHAM SHUI MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WHILE THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT OUT BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AFTER THE SITE WAS CLEARED.

BUILDING MANAGEMENT COURSE FOR KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS

THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ORGANISED A THREE-DAY BUILDING MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE FOR ABOUT 60 OFFICE BEARERS OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND STAFF EMPLOYED BY MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE FIRST SESSION OF THE COURSE WAS HELD LAST (MONDAY) EVENING AND THE NEXT TWO SESSIONS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND FRIDAY EVENINGS.

THE TRAINING COURSE IS AIMED AT ENHANCING RESIDENTS' INVOLVEMENT IN BUILDING MANAGEMENT, KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND WAYS TO TACKLE THEM.

OFFICIALS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ICAC AND THE POLICE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO GIVE TALKS.

THEY INCLUDE BUILDING MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASES ON BUILDING CLEANLNESS, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, CRIME PREVENTION AND HOUSEHOLD SECURITY, FIRE PREVENTION, PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE, BUILDING RENOVATION, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND LEGAL ASPECTS ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT.

THERE WILL