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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1988

OTHER ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED FOOTPATH IMPROVEMENT WORK AT MODEL SCHEME AT WATERLOO ROAD HILL.

ARE THE REVISED ESTIMATE FOR THE VILLAGE AND THE BEAUTIFICATION

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD AT 2.15 PM ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 28) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, TO KWA WAN.

BOOKLET ON HOUSING POLICY PUBLISHED

THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON HOUSING HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED A BOOKLET INTRODUCING THE EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSING POLICIES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP SAID THE BOOKLET WAS PRODUCED TO FACILITATE MEMBERS OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN THEIR DAILY CONTACTS WITH PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS.

BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE 28-PAGE BOOKLET, WRITTEN IN CHINESE, COVERS THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES ON MATTERS SUCH AS SQUATTERS, TEMPORARY HOUSING, COTTAGE AREAS, THE LONG-TERM HOUSING STRATEGY, REDEVELOPMENT, ALLOCATION, RENT POLICY

AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT.

IT ALSO INCLUDES AN ORGANISATION CHART OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND A LIST OF ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF ITS 35 OFFICES IN KWUN TONG.

MEMBERS

"THE BOOKLET WILL PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION ΤΟ HELP OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS DEAL WITH RESIDENTS' ENQUIRIES CONCERNING EXISTING HOUSING POLICIES AND MEASURES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT AS THESE POLICIES MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE BOOKLET CAN ONLY SERVE AS A HANDY REFERENCE WITH NO LEGAL EFFECT.

AND OTHER

COPIES OF THE BOOKLET HAVE BERN DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, DISTRICT BOARDS.

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