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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1971
HUNG HOM INDOOR STADIUM DELAYED
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THE INDOOR STADIUM PROJECT IN HUNG HOM WILL BE DELAYED, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
ANSWERING A QUESTION FROM THE HON. SZETO WAI, MR. MCDONALD EXPLAINED THAT DUE TO THE CURRENT LIMITATIONS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME AND THE VERY LARGE EXISTING COMMITMENT ON PROJECTS, +FUNDS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ALLOW ADHERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL TIME SCHEDULE+.
HE POINTED OUT THAT AN EXERCISE WAS BEING UNDERTAKEN WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT WITH A VIEW TO MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE RE- PHASING OF ITEMS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
+IT MAY BE THAT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WILL NOT BE ACCORDED A VERY HIGH PRIORITY WHEN CONSIDERED AGAINST THE NEEDS IN HOUSING, EDUCATION, MEDICAL AND HEALTH AND OTHER HIGH PRIORITY FIELDS,+ MR. MCDONALD SAID.
MEANWHILE, WORKING DRAWINGS FOR THE INDOOR STADIUM WERE IN PREPARATION.
BY THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMME, WORKS ON THE SITE OF THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE COMMENCED NEXT FEBRUARY AND BEEN COMPLETED BY DECEMBER, 1976.
NEW S.W.D. UNIT FOR N.T. RESIDENTS
A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT WILL BE ESTABLISHED AT SHEUNG SHUI IN JULY TO ADMINISTER THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND THE DISABILITY AND INFIRMITY ALLOWANGE SCHEMES.
THE NEW OFFICE WILL DEAL WITH RESIDENTS IN FANLING, SHEUNG SHUI, TA KYU LENG, SHA TAU KOK AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. PETER WILLIAMS, SAID TODAY.
+SHEUNG SHUI WAS SELECTED AS THE LOCATION FOR THIS NEW OFFICE BECAUSE, UNLIKE FANLING, ACCOMMODATION WAS READILY AVAILABLE THERE AT A REASONABLE RENT AND BECAUSE THE SHORT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO TOWNS CAUSES LITTLE OR NO 1NCONVENIENCE AS TO ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
MR. WILLIAMS TOLD COUNCIL, IN REPLY TO A QUESTIONS FROM THE HON. ROGER LOBO, THAT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAS A PROBATION OFFICE AND A YOUTH CENTRE AND HOSTEL IN FANLING. BUT THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO OPEN A BRANCH S.W.D. OFFICE.
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