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SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1988

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$2.9 MILLION TO IMPROVE LIGHTING

IN ANOTHER BATCH OF UC AMENITY GROUNDS

THE URBAN COUNCIL IS TO SPEND AN ESTIMATED $2.9 MILLION ON IMPROVING LIGHTING FACILITIES IN ANOTHER 14 OF ITS EXISTING PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS.

"THE COUNCIL HAS GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD FOR THE PARKLIGHT/FLOODLIGHT IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO BE CARRIED OUT AT THESE VENUES IN PHASES, SAID COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TODAY.

"THE SCHEME AIMS AT ENHANCING THE USAGE AND SAFETY OF THE COUNCIL'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS GROUNDS BY UPGRADING THE LIGHTING FACILITIES."

SAID, LIGHTING

IN 131 COUNCIL PARKS AND

UNDER THIS ON-GOING SCHEME, THE SPOKESMAN IMPROVEMENTS WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED PLAYGROUNDS.

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"A SURVEY ON THE ЭСНЕМЕ RAS SHOWN AN INCREASING USAGE OF THESE AMENITY GROUNDS WHERE LIGHTING HAS BEEN IMPROVED, HE SAID.

"THERE IS ALSO FEEDBACK THAT MEMBERS THE PUBLIC FEEL SAFER AT VENUES WITH IMPROVED LIGHTING. *

THE 14 VENUES WHERE IMPROVEMENTS WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT INCLUDE THE NORTHERN SIDE OF VICTORIA PARK, FA HUI PARK, TONG MEI ROAD CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, KING'S ROAD PLAYGROUND, SHEK KIP MEI CENTRAL PLAYGROUND, PUBLIC SQUARE STREET CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND KING'S PARK SPORTS GROUND.

VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION FROM DISTRICT BOARDS

DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES TO BE A VALUABLE PART OF THE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG, THE ASSISTANT NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER (COMMUNITY AFFAIRS), MR TIM MILNES, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF AN OFFICE OF A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER IN CHOI YUEN ESTATE, SHEUNG SHUI.

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'DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE EFFECTIVELY EXERCISED THEIR ADVISORY MONITORING FUNCTIONS ON DISTRICT MATTERS SUCH AS COMMUNITY BUILDING, RECREATION AND TRANSPORT ISSUES, MR MILNES SAID.

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"THEY ALSO REFLECT PUBLIC OPINION AND WORK FOR THE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY,

BENEFIT OF

/MR MILNES