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SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1988

MR MILNES SAID THAT WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER'S OFFICE, THE AND BOARD MEMBERS WOULD BE ENHANCED.

ESTABLISHMENT RELATIONSHIP

OF AN ADDITIONAL BETWEEN RESIDENTS

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"MORE RESIDENTS CAN NOW HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE BOARD MEMBER WHO WILL OFFER THEM ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE ON PROBLEMS THEY ENCOUNTER, HE SAID.

FROM MONDAY ( (JUNE 27), MR MILNES WILL TEMPORARILY TAKE OVER THE DUTIES OF THE OUTGOING NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, WHO WILL BE POSTED TO THE TRADE DEPARTMENT AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

PAVEMENT MADE WIDER FOR PEDESTRIANS

PEDESTRIAN FLOW ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR FOOK HONG STREET IN YUEN LONG HAS GREATLY IMPROVED FOLLOWING RESUMPTION OF A PIECE OF PRIVATE LAND TO MAKE THE PAVEMENT WIDER THERE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT RESERVE ALONG THE CENTRAL DIVIDE OF THE CASTLE PEAK ROAD, PAVEMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD HAD BEEN REALIGNED AND NARROWED.

HE NOTED THAT THE PAVEMENT IN QUESTION WAS PARTICULARLY NARROW BECAUSE THERE WAS A PIECE OF PRIVATE LAND INSIDE AND CONTIGUOUS TO IT.

"THE PRIVATE LAND HAD LONG BEEN THE SUBJECT OF COMPLAINTS FROM NEARBY RESIDENTS BECAUSE IT HAD ON IT A RAISED PLATFORM FENCED OFF BY POSTS AND CHAINS, MAKING IT EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.**

"THE MOST WORRYING ASPECT WAS THAT DURING RUSH HOURS, MANY PEDESTRIANS TENDED TO ABANDON THE USE OF THE PAVEMENT AND WALKED ON TO THE CARRIAGEWAY, HENCE ENDANGERING ROAD SAFETY,

" HE ADDED.

THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD HAD REFLECTED RESIDENTS' VIEWS ON THIS ISSUE TO THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTER.

AFTER CAREFUL DISCUSSION AMONG THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE PIECE OF PRIVATE LAND WOULD BE RESUMED BY THE GOVERNMENT SO THAT THE PAVEMENT COULD RE WIDENED.

"THE SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT OF THIS ISSUE CAN SERVE ΤΟ DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVE ROLE PLAYED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD IN HELPING TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL,

SPOKESMAN

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TIE

ADDED.

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