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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1989

$54.51 MILLION EARMARKED FOR DE PROJECTS

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THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) PLANS TO PEND $54.51 MILLION IN THE 1989-90 FINANCIAL YEAR то IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TO RUN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS.

THE SUM, EARMARKED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS, HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CNTA'S DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE. THE PROVISION IS $11.83 MILLION MORE THAN IN 1988-89.

SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OP THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. $25.44 MILLION WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THE 10 DISTRICTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON, AND $29.07 MILLION TO THE NINE DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 390

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WERE IMPLEMENTED BY DISTRICT BOARDS, COMPARED WITH 306 IN 1987 AND 359 IN 1986.

THE PROJECTS INCLUDED THE PROVISION OF SITTING-OUT AREAS, FOOTPATHS, AND AMENITY SPOTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO MINOR ACCESS ROADS AND PATHS.

THROUGH THE SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION OF AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, 3,669 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES WERE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH 4,006 IN 1987 AND 2,832 IN 1986.

THOUSANDS ATTEND EXTRAVAGANZA IN CENTRAL

THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ATTENDED THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT CHINESE ARTS AND CULTURE EXTRAVAGANZA HELD TODAY (SUNDAY) THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT IN CENTRAL.

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THE EVENT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND WAS ALSO BROADCAST LIVE ON TELEVISION.

IT WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING CHINESE ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. MR DAVID LAN, BEGAN THE PROGRAMME BY OFFICIATING AT A BALLOON-RAISING CEREMONY.

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