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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1988

DB TO DISCUSS RC SUBSIDY SCHEME

THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE GUIDELINES OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL'S DISTRICT FESTIVALS SUBSIDY SCHEME AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

THE SCHEME IS DESIGNED TO GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL RODIES FOR THE ORGANISATION OF DISTRICT FESTIVALS AND OTHER LARGE-SCALE FESTIVE EVENTS FROM 1988/89 ONWARDS.

HOWEVER, IT IS NOT MEANT TO DUPLICATE THE ROLE OF DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES.

REGIONAL

SENIOR STAFF OFFICER (LEISURE SERVICES) OF THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR CHRISTOPHER WONG, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE SUBSIDY SCHEME.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED BY THE DISTRICT OF SAI KUNG, MR DRREK DEAR. ON THE PROPOSAL FOR AND CLEARANCE OF YAU YUE WAN VILLAGE AT HANG HAU TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.

LANDS OFFICER THE RESUMPTION MAKE WAY FOR

THE JUNK

BAY AND BY THE YUET-KAU;

SAI KUNG

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME; A PROGRESS REPORT REPRESENTATIVE IN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR WAN REPORTS OF VARIOUS DISTRICT BOARD COMMITTEES: POSITION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.

BOARD'S PROGRESS

AND THE FINANCIAL

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 10 AM IN THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN.

COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS PAVEMENT OBSTRUCTION

THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY TRADERS OBSTRUCTING THE PAVEMENT NEAR THE CHEUNG SHA WAN TEMPORARY POULTRY WHOLESALE MARKET AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

IT WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OF OVERGROWN WEEDS ON THE SLOPES OF THE CORNWALL STREET TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.

THE MEETING