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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1988

KWUN TONG 'MEET THE PUBLIC' SCHEME TO RESUME

THE POPULAR "MEET THE PUBLIC" SCHEME RUN BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL RESUME ON MAY 30 (MONDAY) AFTER A SHORT BREAK.

THE SCHEME HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS IN THE LAST TERM OF THE BOARD.

DURING THE THREE YEARS ENDING IN MARCH THIS YEAR, ABOUT 800 CASES HAD BEEN HANDLED BY BOARD MEMBERS. OF THESE, OVER 70 PER CENT HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED.

"OWING TO THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, NEARLY 70 PER CENT OF THE CASES WERE RELATED TO HOUSING PROBLEMS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

"THE REMAINING CASES CONCERNED ENVIRONMENT, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, ILLEGAL HAWKING AND LAW AND ORDER.“

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FOLLOWING THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW TERM DISTRICT BOARD, "MEET THE PUBLIC" SCHEME, WHICH HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THE TRANSFER OF OFFICE OF THE BOARD, WILL RESUME NEXT MONDAY,

"AS BEFORE, THE SCHEME WILL OPERATE FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY ON A ONE-CENTRE-ONE-EVENING BASIS, FROM 8 PM TO 10 pM,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ON DUTY WILL INTERVIEW ONE OF THE FOUR CENTRES THE THREE SUB-OFFICES OF DISTRICT OFFICE IN SAU MAU PING, NGAU TAU KOK AND LAM DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS' ROOM AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT HE ADDED.

THE PUBLIC AT THE KWUN TONG TIN, AND THE MAIN OFFICE,'

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IN ADDITION, ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO VISIT DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

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THESE INTERVIEW AND VISIT SESSIONS WILL ENABLE DISTRICT MEMBERS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DISTRICT PROBLEMS.

"THEY ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY VARIOUS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO RESIDENTS,

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FOR MEMBERS то EXPLAIN

THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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MEET KWUN TONG DISTRICT BY CALLING 3-416315 OR

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH то BOARD MEMBERS CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS EITHER 3-421443 OR IN PERSON AT ANY PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE OR SUB-OFFICES.

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