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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1989

YAU TSIM A PIONEERING AREA IN IMPROVING ENVIRONMENT

FOR AREAS

WORKING OF OWNERS BUILDINGS,

YAU TSIM DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE PIONEERING OUT AND IMPROVING LIVING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE FORMATION MULTI-STOREY CORPORATIONS TO PROVIDE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

REPORTERS AFTER A SPEAKING TO

TOUR OF THE DISTRICT,

SAID GOVERNOR

THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAD ALSO BEEN EFFECTIVE ENCOURAGING THE SETTING UP OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS.

THE

IN

"WHEN YOU'VE GOT AN OLD AREA OF THE CITY WHERE IT'S ALL PRIVATE

THE OPTION OF DEVELOPMENT, THERE ISN'T

SIMPLY PUTTING UP PUBLIC HOUSING," SIR DAVID SAID.

"WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO TRY TO MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT GOT, AND TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF OWNERS THE WAY TO DO IT, HE ADDED.

"

YOU'VE CORPORATIONS IS

OF THE OWNERS CORPORATIONS

IN THE

AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE

WORK THE GOVERNOR SAID THE URBAN RENEWAL PLANS WERE BOTH NECESSARY DISTRICT.

"IF

YOU'VE

GOT

OLD

BUILDINGS,

YOU'VE

GOT ΤΟ

TRY TO

DO SOMETHING WITH THE OLD BUILDINGS AND MANAGEMENT IS THE WAY TO DO THAT.

NEED RE-DEVELOPMENT IS RIGHT," SIR DAVID

YOU 'WITH SOME OF THE VERY OLD BUILDINGS AND FOR THAT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SAID.

"I

"IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF ONE OR THE THEM, HE ADDED.

OTHER. YOU NEED BOTH

OF

DEAL

THE GOVERNOR SAID SOME OF THE WORK WHICH HAD BEEN DONE TO WITH SIGNS FOR VICE ESTABLISHMENTS HAD HAD AN EFFECT IN THE DISTRICT.

HE SAID THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS BEING DONE THE NUISANCE OF VICE ESTABLISHMENTS THERE.

ΤΟ HELP REDUCE

"THE OTHER IS TO BRING IN NEW REGULATIONS IN ORDER POWERS FOR CLOSING DOWN VICE ESTABLISHMENTS IF THEY ARE SEVERAL TIMES, OF OFFENCES," SIR DAVID SAID.

"RULES FOR THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT IN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,

ASKED WHAT

то PROVIDE GUILTY, OVER

WORKED ON AND

WILL, I HOPE, BE

ri

HE ADDED.

SHOULD BE

DONE TO IMPROVE

SAID GOVERNOR

THE OVERALL THERE WAS AN

LIVING IMMENSE

ENVIRONMENT IN HONG KONG, THE AMOUNT THAT HAD TO BE DONE.

"WE HAVE TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE

IS BEING DONE NOW.

MANAGEMENT OF BUILDINGS LIKE

"WE HAVE