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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1989

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OPERATION TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE IN HUNG HOM

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY AND THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A JOINT OPERATION TODAY (THURSDAY) ΤΟ IMPROVE A DETERIORATING DRAINAGE NETWORK SERVING 149 PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN HUNG

HOM.

ANNOUNCING THE OPERATION, A GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, MR CHENG WEI-DART, SAID THE OPERATION WOULD FOCUS ON THE AREA BOUNDED BY MA TAU WAI ROAD, TO KWA WAN ROAD, NGAN HON STREET AND WING KWONG STREET.

MR CHENG SAID THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN THE AREA HAD CREATED A HEALTH HAZARD TO THE RESIDENTS AND A NUISANCE ΤΟ THE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE ATTENDED TO WITHOUT DELAY.

THE HEALTH IN AN

"A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT HAZARD IS CAUSED BY DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN THE AREA WHICH ARE INADEQUATE, DEFECTIVE AND INSANITARY CONDITION,' HE SAID.

IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT SEWAGE, FOUL AND WASTE WATER WAS BEING DISCHARGED INTO SURFACE CHANNELS, SECTIONS OF UNDERGROUND DRAINS WERE DEFECTIVE, CHOKED OR OTHERWISE FAULTY, MANHOLES WERE BLOCKED AND OVERFLOWING AND THE LANES WERE OFTEN FLOODED.

"THE UNDERGROUND DRAINS IN SUCH LANES REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, MR CHENG SAID.

REMEDIAL WORKS, INCLUDING CLEARING UP THE SEWERAGE AND REPAIRING THE DRAINS, WILL BE SUPERVISED BY STAFF OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE AND THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THESE WORKS WILL COMMENCE IN MID-JANUARY AND TAKE ABOUT 10 WEEKS TO COMPLETE.

WELFARE SERVICES KEPT UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW

SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES ARE KEPT UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ADJUST то THE CHANGING NEEDS OF SOCIETY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD, MRS WONG OUTLINED THE VARIOUS SERVICES WHICH HAVE BEEN IMPROVED AND THE ONES DUE TO BE INTRODUCED.

/ON SERVICES