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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1989

SIR DAVID WAS TOLD THAT FOLLOWING THREE RE-HOUSING EXERCISES CARRIED OUT BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE DWELLING-BOAT POPULATION FELL FROM 547 FAMILIES COMPRISING 2,518 PEOPLE IN SEPTEMBER 1984 TO 222 PEOPLE IN 49 FAMILIES EARLY THIS MONTH.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT ALL THE DWELLING BOATS IN THE TYPHOON SHELTER WILL HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY JULY THIS YEAR WHEN THE SHELTER WILL BE DECLARED A CLOSED AREA FOR THOSE VESSELS. THE BOAT DWELLERS WILL BE REHOUSED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT ACCORDING ΤΟ THEIR ELIGIBILITY.

SIR AS REGARDS THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TYPHOON SHELTER,

BEING DAVID LEARNED THAT CONSIDERATION IS

GIVEN ΤΟ RECLAIMING THE TO REPLACING IT SHELTER AS PART OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION AND AT A NEW LOCATION.

THE RECLAMATION OF THE SHELTER WILL PROVIDE MORE AND LAND FOR RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

THE PARTY THEN PROCEEDED TO BOOMAN HOUSE IN JORDAN SIR DAVID LEARNED HOW THE OWNERS' CORPORATION HAD IMPROVED THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BUILDING.

OPEN SPACE

ROAD WHERE SUCCESSFULLY

CARRIED OUT

IT WAS GIVEN A NEW LOOK FOLLOWING RENOVATION WORK

OF WITH THE ASSISTANCE

THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

IN

MAY 1985, TACKLE

SIR DAVID ALSO LEARNED THAT SINCE ITS INCEPTION THE YAU TSIM BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM HAS HELPED BUILDING MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS IN 120 BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE NEXT STOP ON SIR DAVID'S STREET SET UP BY THE HOUSING SOCIETY BETWEEN 50 AND 70.

VISIT WAS IN 1984

A FOR

IN HOSTEL

MEN SINGLE

TEMPLE

AGED

SIR DAVID THEN VISITED A GUEST HOUSE IN RECLAMATION STREET WHICH CATERS MAINLY FOR TOURISTS FROM CHINA AND TAIWAN,

HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT

THE CITY OF

AND NEW

SECRETARY (BUILDING

MANAGEMENT)

TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AUGUSTINE CHENG, ON PLANS TO LICENSE GUEST HOUSES IN THE TERRITORY.

MR

BOARD BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, SIR DAVID MET WITH DISTRICT

DISTRICT CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH,

BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY COMMUNITY LEADERS AT A TEA RECEPTION IN THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI CENTRE.

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