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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988

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ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS FOR ROAD SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT DUTIES IN THE TRANSIT SERVICE AREA, MR LEUNG SAID THAT IN ADDITION TO THE UNIFORMED POLICE, 27 TRAFFIC POLICE OFFICERS WERE ASSIGNED IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.

ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC POLICE OFFICERS WERE DEPLOYED ΤΟ BOTH DISTRICTS AS REQUIRED.

TO ENSURE SUSTAINED POLICE PRESENCE ON THE ROADS, 68 NEW POSTS FOR THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 1989-90 DRAFT ESTIMATES.

HOSTEL FOR HOMELESS TO OPEN IN YAU MA TEI

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WELFARE ΤΕΙ ΤΟ SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL THE SALVATION ARMY, WITH THE DEPARTMENT, WILL SHORTLY BE OPENING AN URBAN HOSTEL IN YAU MA PROVIDE THE HOMELESS WITH PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION, THE HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON BRIAN CHAU, TOLD THE TODAY (THURSDAY).

CHAU SAID IN A REPORT SHUI

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHAN YING-LUN, MR THIS PILOT SCHEME FOLLOWED ON FROM RECOMMENDATIONS MADE SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SHAM PO DISTRICT BOARD.

A CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED UNDER THE

THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE EXAMINED BY COMMITTEE ON STREET SLEEPERS WHICH HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH.

PARTICULARLY THOSE IN SLEEPING, MR

"OVER THE YEARS, MOST DISTRICT BOARDS, THE URBAN REGION, HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM OF STREET CHAU SAID.

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DID NOT PROPOSE MR CHAU SAID THAT FOR THE SAKE OF BREVITY HE

MADE BY DISTRICT

AND WOULD BOARDS, PROPOSALS TO DISCUSS ALL THE

PO AND HIGHLIGHT CERTAIN MORE RECENT PROPOSALS MADE BY THE SHAM SHUI WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARDS,

"THE REPORT PRODUCED IN 1987

BY THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT

STREET

SLEEPING

IN

BOARD MADE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM OF THAT DISTRICT.

/"IT CONTAINED