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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1993

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"WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN STEPS TO REMOVE A BOTTLENECK AFFECTING END-

BE WELCOMED BY OF-THE-YKAR PAYMENTS FOR WORKS. THESE MOVES SHOULD CONTRACTORS,"

HE ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THESE MEASURES WERE THIS YEAR ON THE ADVICE OF THE WORKS BRANCH TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE.

BEING TRIED

AND

IF THEY

PROVE

SUCCESSFUL, THEY WILL

BE

ON IMPLEMENTED

A

PERMANENT BASIS, HE SAID.

TSEUNG KWAN O TUNNEL OPENS ROUND THE CLOCK

THE OPENING HOURS OF THE TSEUNG KWAN O TUNNEL WILL BE A SPOKESMAN TO 24 HOURS DAILY FROM NEXT MONDAY (JANUARY 18), TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).

EXTENDED FOR THE

THE TUNNEL JOINS TSEUNG KWAN O NEW TOWN AND SAU MAU PING.

TUNNEL WILL BE TAKEN

ON THE SAME DAY, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE OVER BY THE MACK AND CO TUNNEL MANAGEMENT LTD.

THE

BEEN HAS TUNNEL OPENING HOURS HAVE BEEN

OPENING

1990, NOVEMBER IN SINCE ITS OPERATING BETWEEN 6.30 AM AND 10.30 PM. THE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT FROM JULY 1 LAST YEAR.

COMMISSION TO DECIDE ON ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES

TO SET

THE BILL RECENTLY ENDORSED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL UP A BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION WILL BE OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST TO MANY PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEVE BARCLAY, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

TASKS

HE SAID THIS WAS BECAUSE ONE OF THE COMMISSION'S FIRST WOULD BE TO DECIDE ON THE CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES FOR THE NEXT DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

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WHILE IT' WOULD BE IMPROPER FOR ME ΤΟ PRE-EMPT THE COMMISSION'S WORK, THE NEW STATUTORY POPULATION CRITERIA INCLUDED IN THE BILL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ΤΟ DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES IN EASTERN DISTRICT,

THE EXISTING

HE SAID.

TI

EARLIER, MR BARCLAY SPOKE HIGHLY OF THE CHAI WAN RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION, WHICH ORGANISED THE DISTRIBUTION OF RICE то OVER 800 ELDERLY PEOPLE, FOR ITS CONCERN FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.

HE SAID THROUGHOUT THE 23 YEARS OF ITS HISTORY, THE ASSOCIATION HAD DONE MUCH IN THE FIELDS OF YOUTH EDUCATION AND RELIEF FOR THE NEEDY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY.

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