XN000022-1994-03-16 — Page 4

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1994

FINANCIAL

SHE SAID THIS WOULD ENABLE THE REHABUS SCHEDULED ROUTE SERVICE, HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED BY FOUR ADDITIONAL ROUTES THIS YEAR, TO CONTINUE ITS EXPANSION OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

WHICH

MRS

WONG

SAID THE VERY POPULAR

DAIL-A-RIDE REHABUS WOULD ALSO BE EXPANDED BY THREE ADDITIONAL REHABUSES IN 1994/95.

SHE

SERVICE

MANAGEMENT

AND

ALSO

THE NOTED THAT MEASURES TO IMPROVE OF THE OPERATION

REHABUS SERVICE WOULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, RENOVATION OF PARKING DEPOTS AND OF CHARGING METERS.

BRANCH AND

MAJOR PUBLIC

THE MEETING, WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE TOP MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORT COMPANIES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISABLED GROUPS.

FOLLOWING

OF

THE

AN EXHIBITION MEETING THE GOVERNOR TOURED FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY.

GOVERNOR VISITS WONG TAI SIN

PATTEN, AND MRS PATTEN

THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER TOURED WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.

WAS THEY FIRST VISITED THE CHI LIN NUNNERY IN DIAMOND HILL AND

ITS FACILITIES WHICH INCLUDE A BRIEFED ON SOME OF

HOME FOR THE ELDERLY AND A DAY CARE CENTRE.

FAMED FOR

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF NGA TSIN WAI VILLAGE THE FORTIFIED WALLS WHICH WERE BUILT IN THE EARLY MING DYNASTY,

AND MR

MRS PATTEN THEN TOURED THE LOK

MEETING COMPLEX BEFORE

DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS PERSONALITIES AT A TEA RECEPTION.

FU SHOPPING AND LOCAL

THE ACTING THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY

REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE CHOK;

WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PHILIP OFFICER, MR ALDAN KWOK; AND THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN KAM-MAN,

GOVERNOR SPEAKS TO REPORTERS AFTER HIS VISIT TO WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT

I

BUT THE

GOVERNOR: I'VE ENJOYED MY SECOND VISIT TO THIS DISTRICT BOARD, NOT THE

BECAUSE NOT ONLY THE SECOND TIME I'VE BEEN TO THE DISTRICT FIRST, HAD SEVERAL HOUSING VISITS HERE AS WELL AS MANY OF YOU WILL KNOW SOME OF VERY GOOD TO BE BACK IN THE DISTRICT AND SEEING IT IS

THAT EFFORTS

HAVE BEEN MADE TO DEAL WITH THE DIFFICULTY SOCIAL PARTICULARLY

PROBLEMS THE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, PEOPLE CONFRONT HERE. NO QUESTIONS?

THAT

QUESTION: CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY IS THAT WHEN MR MICHAEL SZE THIS MORNING SAID THAT THE CIVIL SERVANTS EXCHANGE PROBLEM BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG WAS STOPPED? CAN YOU TELL WHY? IS IT DUE TO THE POLITICAL ROW?

/GOVERNOR