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FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1993

RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ALSO BEING FOLLOWED UP BY THE

MONITOR PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDED MEASURES, MR COOKSEY WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG IN SEPTEMBER, SPOKESMAN SAID.

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COPIES OF THE REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS OF DISTRICT OFFICES FROM NEXT TUESDAY (JUNE 8),

PROPOSED MERGER OF YAU TSIM AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS WELL-FOUNDED

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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ON THE PROPOSED MERGER TSIM AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE TWO DISTRICTS SHARE MANY COMMON CHARACTERISTICS AND ARE WELL-LINKED IN TERMS OF TRANSPORT SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURAL

FACILITIES.

"BOTH YAU TSIM AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS COVER SMALL GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AND HAVE RELATIVELY SMALL AND DECLINING POPULATION, THE CASE FOR MERGING THESE TWO DISTRICTS IS WELL-FOUNDED."

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD CONSIDERED THE ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE AFFECTED DISTRICT BOARDS.

IN FACT, THIS PROPOSAL WAS A SUBJECT OF CONSULTATION WITH ALL THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1992.

"HOWEVER, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE COMBINED BOARD WOULD HAVE A MORE REASONABLE SIZE AND CARRY AN ENHANCED STATUS TO THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT AN ORDER MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL DECLARING THE NUMBER OF PROPOSED DISTRICTS AND SPECIFYING THEIR NAMES WAS GAZETTED TODAY.

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THE NAME FOR THE PROPOSED NEW DISTRICT IS YAU TSIM MONG WHICH IS ALREADY USED AT PRESENT WHEN THE TWO REFERRED TOGETHER.

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