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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1991

SHA VISITS EASTERN DISTRICT

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THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS,

EASTERN

(TUESDAY) VISITED THE DEVELOPMENTS AND PROBLEMS THERE.

MR

MICHAEL SUEN, TODAY DISTRICT TO UPDATE HIMSELF ON THE

THIS

THE VISIT WAS THE FIRST LEG OF MR SUEN'S FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME TO ALL 19 DISTRICTS SINCE HE TAKES UP HIS OFFICE EARLY MONTH.

BARCLAY,

ACCOPANIED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEVE MR SUEN VISITED A NUMBER OF PLACES IN THE 550,000-PEOPLE DISTRICT.

THE

MR SUEN WAS FIRSTLY BRIEFED BY MR BARCLAY ON THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR

DISTRICT AND THE

OF OPERATION

THE DISTRICT BOARD BEFORE TOURING THE ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTER.

RECLAMATION WORK FOR THE SHELTER WILL START NEXT YEAR TO FORM 17 HECTARES OF LAND FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, ACCOMMODATING AN ESTIMATED 22,000 PEOPLE.

TOLD AT SIU SAI WAN, CHAI WAN, MR SUEN WAS

THAT THE HOUSING PROGRAMME THERE, UPON COMPLETION IN 1993-94, WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR ANOTHER 29,000 PEOPLE.

THE SECRETARY THEN VISITED THE SHAU KEI WAN FOOTHILLS WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF ANOTHER PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME WHICH WILL HOUSE ABOUT 40,000 PEOPLE IN 1996.

MR SUEN WAS ALSO UPDATED ON PRIVATE STREET AND OTHER DISTRICT-RELATED ISSUES.

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AT PRESENT, SEVEN OF THE 43 PRIVATE STREETS AND ANOTHER 10 WERE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF RESUMPTION.

MR SUEN WAS ALSO IMPRESSED WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK OF KING'S ROAD WHICH AIMS AT TO MEET FUTURE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC VOLUME.

RESUMPTION

SCHEME

HAD BEEN RESUMED

PROGRESS

OF

THE IMPROVING THE ROAD

HE WAS ALSO IMPRESSED BY THE DISTRICT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TERRITORY-WIDE "OPERATION APPENDAGES" LAUNCHED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE TO REMOVE UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS ON THE EXTERNAL WALLS OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS.

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