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SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1976
AMONG THE MANY PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ARE THE CONSTRUCTION BY THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF TAI HING ESTATE (STAGE 1) FOR 28,000 PEOPLE, THE $300 MILLION TUEN MUN ROAD WHICH NEXT YEAR WILL PROVIDE A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN, THE WIDENING OF SAN HUI BRIDGE, AND VARIOUS OTHER INTERNAL ROAD AND ENGINEERING WORKS.
A TOTAL OF 93 HECTARES OF LAND HAS ALREADY BEEN FORMED AND SERVICED, AND A MODERN SEWERAGE SYSTEM IS BEING PROGRESSIVELY INSTALLED.
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IN ADDITION, WORK IS PROGRESSING ON A NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS BY PRIVATE INTERESTS, INCLUDING A FABRICS PRINTING PLANT USING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY.
WORK IS ALSO UNDERWAY ON FURTHER MASSIVE RECLAMATION WHICH WILL PROVIDE SOME 60 HECTARES OF ADDITIONAL LAND FOR HOUSING AND INDUSTRY.
THE RECLAMATION, WHICH COVERS A LARGE PORTION OF CASTLE PEAK BAY, WILL PROVIDE SITES FOR THREE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 88,000 PEOPLE, AS WELL AS SCHOOLS, SHOPS, MARKETS AND LARGE OPEN SPACES.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
COPIES OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN BOOKLET ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION IN THE GIS PRESS ROOM.
H.K. TO ATTEND 1.C.A.0. MEETING IN BANGKOK
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MR. ROGER AYERS, SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, LEFT FOR BANGKOK TODAY TO ATTEND THE SECOND MEETING OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL SSR (SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR) PLANNING GROUP OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION.
THE FIVE-DAY MEETING WHICH BEGINS TOMORROW (MONDAY) IS TO DISCUSS AND PRODUCE A PLAN FOR THE ALLOCATION OF DISCRETE SSR CODES TO AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE 1.C.A.O. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGION.
MR. AYERS REPRESENTS THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HONG KONG. OTHER COUNTRIES ATTENDING THE MEETING INCLUDE JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES, AUSTRALIA, THAILAND, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND THE UNITED STATES.
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