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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1992
GOVERNOR SEES IMPROVED LIVING CONDITIONS IN EASTERN DISTRICT
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THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON, VISITED THE EASTERN DISTRICT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO LOOK AT NEW PUBLIC HOUSING AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
ENVIRONMENTAL
ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PAUL WONG AND EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEVE BARCLAY, LORD WILSON TOURED SIU SAI WAN ESTATE, A NEWLY-DEVELOPED AND SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY IN CHAI WAN MANAGED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
PEOPLE.
WHEN IT IS COMPLETED, THE ESTATE WILL HOUSE 31,000 PLANS ARE IN HAND TO DEVELOP THE REMAINING RECLAIMED LAND TO PROVIDE HOMES FOR ANOTHER 17,000 PEOPLE UNDER THE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME.
AFTER CALLING ON A FAMILY AND A HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY RUN BY THE HELPING HAND, LORD WILSON SAID: "IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT MANY TENANTS, WHO BEFORE WERE LIVING IN OLD ESTATES, SQUATTER AREAS AND
ON ROOFTOPS, ARE NOW ENJOYING MUCH BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS.
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THE VISITING PARTY THEN WENT TO SHAU KEI WAN FOOTHILLS ΤΟ SEE PROGRESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE YIU TUNG AND HING TUNG ESTATES. WHEN THEY ARE COMPLETED IN 1993-96, THE NEW ESTATES WILL PROVIDE HOUSING FOR ABOUT 40,000 PEOPLE.
LATER, THE GOVERNOR VISITED THE HAWKER STALLS AT AND CHUN YEUNG STREET, NORTH POINT, AS WELL AS THE NEW JAVA ROAD URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX WHICH WILL COME INTO APRIL THIS YEAR. THE COMPLEX CONTAINS A MARKET, A COOKED AND INDOOR GAMES FACILITIES.
MARBLE ROAD $105 MILLION OPERATION IN FOOD CENTRE
LORD WILSON WAS BRIEFED ON PLANS TO RESITE MOST OF THE HAWKERS TO TWO NEW PERMANENT MARKETS IN THE AREA, AND TO RELIEVE CONGESTION BY CONCENTRATING THE REMAINING HAWKERS ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREETS LATER THIS YEAR.
HE SAID: "THE LARGE NUMBER OF STREET HAWKERS IN THE MARBLE ROAD AREA CLEARLY CREATE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS. PROVIDING PERMANENT MARKETS AND REORGANISING YEAR THE AREAS WHERE HAWKING WILL BE ALLOWED SHOULD DO A TO SORT OUT THESE PROBLEMS."
LATER THIS GREAT DEAL
HE ALSO MET DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY IN A TEA RECEPTION BEFORE ENDING HIS VISIT.
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