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JAI UARY 29, 1990

MR KWONG POINTED OUT THAT CHINA HAD MADE REPEATED PUBLIC ASSURANCES TO HONG KONG AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF ITS DETERMINATION TO ADHERE TO THE POLICY OF "ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS". THE AGREEMENTS IN THE JOINT DECLARATION WOULD BE INCLUDED) IN THE BASIC LAW - THE MINI CONSTITUTION FOR HONG KONG POST-1997.

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MR KWONG SAID THAT HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE PROSPECT FOR HONG KONG'S CONTINUED PROSPERITY AND STABILITY WAS GOOD.

MORE IMPROVEMENTS TO DIAMOND HILL ENVIRONMENT

RESIDENTS IN DIAMOND HILL SQUATTER

THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF AREAS IN WONG TAI SIN HAS BEEN FURTHER IMPROVED THROUGH JOINT EFFORTS MADE BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE. THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT CONTRACTORS.

THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE OUTLINED TODAY (MONDAY) BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE.

A SERIES OF IMPROVEMENT MEASURES CONCERNING HYGIENE. POLLUTION. ROADS AND GENERAL SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT CONSTRUCTION SITES INVOLVED IN THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT IN RECENT WEEKS.

THE POLLUTION PROBLEM AT A STREAM IN THE DIAMOND NEW VILLAGE HAS ALSO BEEN EASED FURTHER FOLLOWING TWO CLEANSING OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT LAST WEEK BY CONTRACTORS HIRED WITH DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS.

RESIDENTS AND WORKERS IN DYEING FACTORIES ARE URGED то EXERCISE MORE SELF-DISCIPLINE AND NOT TO DUMP RUBBISH INTO THE STREAM.

RUBBISH BINS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN STRAIGHT STREET BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

IN DIAMOND NEW VILLAGE. A TEMPORARY ROAD WITH RAILINGS ON BOTH SIDES HAS BEEN BUILT BETWEEN HAMMER HILL ROAD AND DIAMOND ROAD BY A HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT CONTRACTOR. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE RAILINGS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF RESIDENTS.

ANOTHER ROAD HAS ALSO BEEN BUILT TO LINK STRAIGHT STREET WITH THE TEMPORARY ROAD.

IN THE THIRD LANE OF THE VILLAGE. A METAL FOOTBRIDGE OVER THE STREAM HAS BEEN BUILT UNDER THE SQUATTER AREAS IMPROVEMENTS SCHEME OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

A FOOTPATH WITH RAILINGS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN TAI HOM ROAD AND TAI KWUN ROAD TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH SAFER ACCESS BETWEEN LUNG POON COURT AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD. WITHOUT HAVING TO PASS UNDER THE FLYOVERS NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED THERE.

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