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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1992
SWAC MEMBERS WERE INFORMED THAT THE EXISTING POLICY ON STREET SLEEPERS REMAINED GENERALLY APPROPRIATE. NEW LEGISLATION SHOULD NOT BE INTRODUCED TO PROHIBIT STREET SLEEPING OR TO FORCE STREET SLEEPERS TO UNDERGO THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME.
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THEY WERE TOLD THAT $15.6 MILLION HAD BEEN SECURED FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOR A URBAN HOSTEL SCHEME FOR STREET SLEEPERS.
A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR STEPHEN FISHER, TOLD THE MEETING THAT PREMISES HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE SETTING UP OF FIVE HOSTELS, WHCIH SHOULD COME INTO OPERATION VERY SOON.
"THE FIRST HOSTEL IS EXPECTED ΤΟ BE READY FOR MONTH," HE ADDED.
INTAKE NEXT
WATER SUSPENSION IN TWO KOWLOON AREAS
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN SHAM SHUI PO AND KWUN TONG IN KOWLOON WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
IN SHAM SHUI PO, THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT
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(MARCH 18)
THE AREA BOUNDED STREET, TAI PO
THE AFFECTED AREA IN KWUN TONG INCLUDES 21-55 AND 38-44 KUNG LOK ROAD AND ALL PREMISES ON HONG LEE ROAD.
MEANWHILE, SALT WATER SUPPLY TO THE AREA BOUNDED BY JORDAN ROAD, GASCOIGNE ROAD, NATHAN ROAD, WATERLOO ROAD, YIM PO FONG STREET, ARGYLE STREET, SAI YEE STREET, BOUNDARY STREET AND THE WATERFRONT IN YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY (MARCH 18) TO 8 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE WATER MAINS -CONNECTION WORKS.
INLAND REVENUE SUB-OFFICE ON MOVE
THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT'S TSUEN WAN SUB-OFFICE HING INSPECTORATE OFFICE HAVE MOVED TO TSUEN WAN MULTI-STOREY BUILDING, FIRST FLOOR, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 102 2269.
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