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DB MEMBERS SEB UC PROJECTS

TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1988

MEMBERS

OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT WORKS COMMITTEE WERE BRIEFED ON A NUMBER OF URBAN PROJECTS DURING A TOUR OF THE VARIOUS SITES TODAY (TUESDAY).

BOARD'S COUNCIL

SITTING-OUT

AREA

FONG THEY SAW THE REDEVELOPMENT OF LAN KWAI AND PUBLIC TOILET FACILITIES, KWONG HON TERRACE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND WHICH WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPED GARDENS AT CAINE LANE AND OTHER FACILITIES BEING PLANNED.

THE PARTY WAS ACCOMPANIED BY STAFF OF URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO BRIEFED THEM ON THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

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MEMBERS LEARNT THAT A SITE AT THE THIRD STREET IN BAI YING WOULD BE DEVELOPED INTO INTEGRATED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, COMPRISING A

VOLLEYBALL AND

COURT,

AND BASKETBALL

PLAYGROUND CHILDREN'S AREA, TO BE SITTING-OUT

UNDERTAKEN JOINTLY WITH THE HOUSING

SOCIETY.

NUMBER OF A GARDEN ΤΟ

THE MUN FONG STREET WHERE A THEY ALSO VISITED PRE-WAR BUILDINGS WERE BEING DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR SERVE THE DENSELY BUILT-UP AREA,

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BEFORE THEY ROUNDED OFF THE TOUR, MEMBERS VISITED THE HOLLYWOOD TEMPORARY MARKET WHERE THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE 4,300 SQUARE-METRES SITE WOULD BE RELEASED FOR CONSTRUCTION THE NEAR FUTURE.

OF A PARK IN

DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS EDUCATION REPORT

BUILDING

THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO.3 AT THEIR MEETING ON THURSDAY (JULY 7).

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO TABLE WRITTEN REPLIES TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY SOME MEMBERS ON THE PROGRESS OF PROVISION OF VARIOUS PLANNED SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES IN THE DISTIRCT AND THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HONG KONG PHYCHIATRIC CENTRE AT HIGH STREET.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO COMMENT ON A PROPOSED WORK PLAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1988-89.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING TO BK HELD AT 2.30 PM ON THURSDAY (JULY 7) AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM,

FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.

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