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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1989

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THIS EXERCISE WILL HELP THE PARTICIPANTS TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD.

IN ADDITION, A

SPEECH COMPETITION, A DAY CAMP, TALKS AND EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD TO PROJECT THE CIVIC EDUCATION THEME.

OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE FESTIVAL INCLUDE A TERRITORY-WIDE SOCIAL DANCE COMPETITION, A PHOTOGRAHPIC COMPETITION ON FESTIVAL EVENTS, AN ANTI-SHOPTHEFT TELEMATCH, CARNIVALS, VARIETY SHOWS,

CANTONESE OPERA SINGING AS WELL AS CHINESE AND WESTERN ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES.

LEAFLETS GIVING DETAILS OF THE ACTIVITIES CAN BE OBTAINED PROM THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.

EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON CONTAINER PORT ISSUES

TSING DISTRICT OF THE KWAI TSING

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CONTAINER TRADE, KWAI BOARD MEMBERS FROM SOUTH KWAI CHUNG AND OFFICERS

· DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE HELD AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE CONTAINER PORT AND ON POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS.

THE DISCUSSION WAS CONVENED BY THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PAUL TANG, WITH THE AIM OF FOSTERING BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND CLOSER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THOSE IN THE PORT TRADE AND RESIDENTS.

DISCUSSION THAT HONG KONG HAD A PROBLEM IN THE PROVISION OF BACK-UP LAND FOR THE CONTAINER PORT.

THE DURING IT WAS NOTED

AND THE THROUGHPUT OF

1970'S THE PORT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE CONTAINERS NOW FAR EXCEEDED ORIGINAL ESTIMATES.

ON ONE HAND, RESIDENTS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IMPACT OF THE CONTAINER PORT AND RELATED USES.

THE

ENVIRONMENTAL

ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE WAS PRESSURE TO PROVIDE SMOOTH IN KWAI CHUNG AND TSUEN WAN AREAS TO FACILITATE THE PORT,

BACK-UP LAND OPERATION OF

HOWEVER, THE PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT A CONCERTED EFFORT

HELP TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS CAUSED TO RESIDENTS.

OF NOISE,

GLARE AND

WOULD

TRAFFIC NUISANCES

/IT WAS