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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1992

MR

I AN HONG

HOWARD,

KONG

OTHERS WHO ADDRESSED THE SEMINAR INCLUDED, (REGIONAL DIRECTOR/EUROPE), INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION, GOVERNMENT; MR EDWARD P. KERR, SALES MANAGER (FAR EAST) BIWATER VALVES; MR VICTOR W.T. SUN, MANAGER, CHINA SERVICES, HONGKONG BANK; AND MR JOSEPH LEE, SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, UK/NORTHERN EUROPE, HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

DURING HIS VISIT TO SCOTLAND MR YAXLEY PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE DEPUTY LORD PROVOST OF GLASGOW, MR JAMES MCLEAN, AT THE CITY CHAMBERS AND, AS PART OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS, HOSTED A SPRING RECEPTION FOR OVER 150 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN SCOTLAND ON TUESDAY.

REPRESENTATIVES

AT THE RECEPTION, HE UPDATED THEM ON POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG. HE ALSO MET SENIOR MEDIA IN THE REGION.

MRS YAXLEY, VISITED A CHINESE COMMUNITY PROJECT IN GLASGOW, AND ALSO MET MANY ELDERLY CHINESE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE AREA.

MORE TO BE EVACUATED FROM PAK TIN PA SUN TSUEN

* * *

A FURTHER GROUP OF 230 PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE VICINITY OF MONTH'S BOULDER FALL IN PAK TIN PA SUN TSUEN EVACUATED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THIS DECISION FOLLOWS

LAST

IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE

YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) BY THE TSUEN WAN WAS ATTENDED BY

REPRESENTATIVES

DISTRICT

LANDS

AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEETING CONVENED DISTRICT OFFICE. THE MEETING FROM THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

AND OFFICE,

HOUSING DEPARTMENT

THE

(FRIDAY) THAT THE 70 HOUSING DEPARTMENT FOR

OFFICE (GEO), HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY AFFECTED FAMILIES WOULD BE APPROACHED BY THE REHOUSING ARRANGEMENTS.

THE ALTHOUGH

HIGHWAYS

DEPARTMENT'S

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT

THE BOULDERS HAD URGENT SLOPE REPAIR WORKS TO TEMPORARILY STABILISE

17), FURTHER REMEDIAL ACTION MAY BEEN COMPLETED ON TUESDAY (MARCH AFFECT STRUCTURES IN THE AREA IN QUESTION.

FOR THIS REASON, HE SAID THE SITE HAD TO BE CLEARED AND OFF BEFORE SUCH WORK COULD PROCEED.

FENCED

"THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED ON PERMANENT EVACUATION IN VIEW

THE RECOMMENDATIONS THE IMPRACTICABILITY OF TEMPORARY EVACUATION AND OF GEO, HE EXPLAINED.

OF

/HE SAID