WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1976
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SHA TIN NEW TOWN BOOKLET
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE COLOUR BOOKLET TO EXPLAIN HOW THE, RURAL TOWNSHIP OF SHA TIN IS TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO A BUSTLING MODERN COMMUNITY.
AND MORE SUCH PUBLICATIONS ARE PLANNED ON VARIOUS MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR. MCDONALD WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. P.G. WILLIAMS, WHO WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER FURTHER PUBLICATIONS OF THE SAME HIGH STANDARD AS THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN BOOKLET WOULD BE PRODUCED.
HE SAID A SIMILAR COMPREHENSIVE FULL-COLOUR BOOKLET ON TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, ALSO PREPARED BY THE P.W.D.'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS' TIME, AND THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES WERE NOW FINALISING THE DESIGN WORK FOR A THIRD BOOKLET COVERING TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.
+ IN SO FAR AS RESOURCES WILL ALLOW,+ HE ADDED, +IT IS MY INTENTION TO PRODUCE UP-TO-DATE PUBLICATIONS COVERING OTHER AREAS OF ENDEAVOUR BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH MY DEPARTMENT, SUCH AS VERY LARGE WATER SCHEMES, MAJOR ROAD COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS, DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TERRITORIES MARKET TOWNS AND SUITABLE MAJOR BUILDING PROJECTS.+
MR. WILLIAMS WENT ON TO SAY THAT SUCH EFFECTIVE ILLUSTRATIONS OF VAST PUBLIC PROJECTS COULD ONLY REDOUND TO HONG KONG'S CREDIT+, AND ASKED ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE BOOKLET.
MR. MCDONALD SAID THE BOOKLET WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO DEVELOPERS, CONSULAR AND TRADE REPRESENTATIVES, INDUSTRIALISTS BOTH IN HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN THE NEW TOWN, AND TO OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OVERSEAS THROUGH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OFFICES AND BRITISH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
+ IT WILL ALSO BE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TO BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MEDIA,+ HE SAID.
MEANWHILE, THE P.W.D.'S DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT, MR J.R. WHITAKER, SAID TODAY THE BOOKLET WOULD GO ON SALE FROM MONDAY (MAY 31) AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, AND THROUGH ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.
+COPIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE SHA TIN AREA TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR THEIR NEW TOWN,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID THAT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME SAVING, THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN BOOKLET HAD INITIALLY BEEN PREPARED IN ENGLISH ONLY, BUT CONSIDERATION WAS NOW BEING GIVEN TO PRODUCING CHINESE LANGUAGE VERSIONS OF THE THREE BOOKLETS AS WELL.
MR. WHITAKER