WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1990
DISTRICT BOARD STUDY TOUR TO NORTH AMERICA
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A YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD DELEGATION TO NORTH 26, STARTED ITS TOUR IN GROWING SUBURBAN COMMUNITY OF THE BAY AREA ON MONDAY.
LEFT HONG KONG ON AUGUST
AMERICA, WHICH
UNION CITY, A
THE 15-MEMBER GROUP IS STUDYING FIRST-HAND A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES CONCERNING RESIDENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON D.C., NEW
YORK AND TORONTO.
THE PROGRAMME OF BRIEFINGS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS, ARRANGED THROUGH THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO, WILL COVER HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, EDUCATION AND MUNICIPAL SERVICE PROVISION IN THESE CITIES.
WITH SAN FRANCISCO THE FIRST STOP ON THE ITINERARY, THE DELEGATION WAS BRIEFED BY THE MAYOR OFFICE OF THE UNION CITY ON THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION, PLANNING, PARKS AND PUBLIC WORK POLICIES.
YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH, SAID BOARD MEMBERS ARE FINDING THE TOUR MOST INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE.
HE SAID THE VISIT HAD ENABLED MEMBERS ΤΟ COMPARE HONG KONG DEVELOPMENT-RELATED ISSUES TO SOME OF THE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING U.S.
CITIES.
THE DELEGATION ALSO VISITED THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE AND DISCUSSED WITH ITS OFFICIALS THE WORK OF THE OVERSEAS OFFICES.
THE GROUP LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR WASHINGTON D.C.
TOWN PLANNING BILL ON DB AGENDA
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE AMENDMENTS.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL TO SELL MARK SIX LOTTERY TICKETS AT SUPERMARKETS AND CONVENIENCE STORES.
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