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THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1989

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THE GOVERNOR, ACCOMPANIED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU, AND KWAI

REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PAUL TANG, STARTED HIS TOUR AT YIP SHING STREET, KWAI CHUNG

A SITE WHICH USED TO BE NOTORIOUS FOR IT'S DRAINAGE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT.

FOLLOWING THE SETTING UP OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT BUILDING MAHAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM IN AUGUST BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST.

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INDUSTRIAL

1986, THIS IS NOW

IN THE STREET WERE HAD AGREED ΤΟ RESULT OF THE WORK

THE GOVERNOR WAS TOLD THAT CONDITIONS STEADILY IMPROVING BECAUSE MANY OF THE INDUSTRIALISTS TAKE THE NECESSARY ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES AS A BY THE CO-ORDINATION TEAM.

BUILDING IN UPPER AND INDUSTRIAL

SIR DAVID THEN WENT TO THE ROOFTOP OF A KWAI CHUNG TO LOOK AT THE CLOSENESS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE AREA.

POPULATION OF VERY HIGH

INDUSTRIAL

110,000 PEOPLE ON POPULATION DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENTS, THE AREA WELL AS TRAFFIC

UPPER KWAI CHUNG HAS A 36.4 HECTARES OF LAND. WITH THIS MIXED RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SUFFERS FROM PROBLEMS OF AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION AS CONGESTION.

TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS AN UPPER KWAI IMPROVEMENT STUDY IS BEING PREPARED TO

CHUNG ENVIRONMENTAL WORK OUT HOW POPULATION DENSITY, REDUCE

TO LOWER THE ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES BY IMPROVING

AND BALANCE THE THE USE.

PATTERN OF LAND

SIR DAVID THEN BOARDED A LAUNCH TO INSPECT THE ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF TSING YI ISLAND.

DUE TO THEIR PROXIMITY OT CHEUNG ON ESTATE, CHEUNG AND CHING TAI COURT. RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT PARTICULARLY IN THE EARLY MORNINGS.

30 SHIPYARDS

FAT ESTATE THE NOISE,

SHIPYARDS

SIR DAVID WAS TOLD THAT PLANS FOR RELOCATING THE FURTHER TO THE WEST WERE IN HAND AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN 1992-93.

MEANWHILE THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE PROTECTION DEPARTMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL WERE HOLDING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OPERATORS ON WAYS TO MINIMISE THE NOISE NUISANCE DURING THE INTERIM.

SHIPYARD

DISCUSSIONS WREW ALSO BEING HELD WITH THE MOBIL OIL COMPANY RELOCATING THE OIL DEPOTS FROM THEIR EXISTING SITE IN SOUTH TSING YI TO SOUTH WEST O THE ISLAND,

SIR DAVID ALSO VIEWED ONE OF THE PROPOSED SITES FOR TERMINAL NO. 8. A CONSULTANCY STUDY IS BEING CONDUCTED TO TERMINAL'S

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT,

COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING LAND USE.

TRAFFIC

ON EAST

CONTAINER ASSESS THE

IMPLICATIONS

AND

BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, SIR DAVID MET WITH KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY CHEUNG CHING ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

LEADERS AT THE

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