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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1976
WATER SUPPLIES TO VILLAGES
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MORE VILLAGES IN REMOTE AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE TO BE PROVIDED WITH PIPED WATER SUPPLY DURING THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, ANNOUNCED TODAY.
SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. MCDONALD SAID WORKS HAD ALREADY BEGUN ON A TWO-YEAR PROGRAMME TO EXTEND MAINS WATER SUPPLIES TO ADDITIONAL VILLAGES IN THE SHA TIN, TAIPO, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG AREAS.
+CONSIDERATION IS NOW BEING GIVEN TO A FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE SCHEME TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES TO OTHER SMALLER VILLAGES NOT AT PRESENT COVERED BY THE PROGRAMME ITEM,+ HE ADDED.
MR. MCDONALD SAID THAT WORK ON THE CURRENT PROGRAMME BEGAN IN MID-APRIL AND WAS PROGRAMMED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRIORITIES SET BY THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
+THE WORKS,+ HE SAID, WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC STANDPIPE SUPPLIES AND WILL MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR INDIVIDUALLY METERED HOUSE CONNECTIONS FOR EACH VILLAGE INCLUDED IN THE SCHEME.+
ALLOCATION OF FORM I PLACES
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE ALLOCATION OF FORM I PLACES FOLLOWING THE RECENT SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD AT 11 A.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, THIRD FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.
AMONG THOSE SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (EXAMINATIONS), MR. BASIL BOARD, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY), MR. LẮM TAT-LAU.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.