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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1992

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GOVERNOR STARTS VISITS TO DISTRICTS

THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, GOT STRAIGHT TO WORK TODAY (FRIDAY) WITH A VISIT TO MONG KOK, SHA TIN AND WONG SIN.

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HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN.

HAVING PLEDGED IN HIS INAUGURATION SPEECH THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD "WORK ROUND THE CLOCK TO BEAT CRIME IN THIS CITY", THE GOVERNOR LOST NO TIME IN GETTING OUT TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE POLICE.

HE RECEIVED BRIEFING FROM THE MONG KOK DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR CHRISTOPHER GLOVER, ON THE POLICING OF MONG кок, WHICH IS A HIGH-RISK AREA FOR ROBBERIES.

HE ALSO MET SOME OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS DURING A WALKABOUT.

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THE GOVERNOR WENT ON TO AN EARLY VISIT TO ONE OF HONG KONG'S MOST EXCITING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS SHA TIN NEW TOWN

THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS HAVE COME TOGETHER ΤΟ HELP KONG'S GROWING HOUSING NEEDS.

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AT SHA TIN, MR PATTEN WAS BRIEFED BY THE DISTRICT DAVID BROWNING.

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FROM SHA TIN, THE GOVERNOR TRAVELLED TO WONG TAI SIN THE DIAMOND HILL SQUATTER AREA AND TO EXAMINE AT FIRST HAND GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO MEET ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THOSE FALL BY SOCIETY'S WAYSIDE.

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH THE

AT DIAMOND HILL, THE SQUATTERS ' A SIGNIFICANT AND VISIBLE IMPACT OF STREET LIGHTING.

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DURING HIS WALK THROUGH THE DIAMOND NEW VILLAGE, WAS BRIEFED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALDAN KWOK.

HE ALSO WITNESSED THE INDUSTRY AND VITALITY OF THE AREA, WHICH INCLUDES NUMEROUS SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS, FROM WOODSHOPS TO IRON WORKS, DYE PLANTS TO CAR REPAIRING WORKS.

DURING HIS VISIT, THE GOVERNOR TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HONG KONG'S EXCELLENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRAVELLING, AS MILLIONS OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS DO, ON BOTH THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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