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MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1977
TSUEN WAN TO BE CHANGED BEYOND RECOGNITION
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CHANGE THE FACE OF TSUEN WAN BEYOND RECOGNITION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THE TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, MR. JAMES HAYES, SAID THIS TODAY AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF AN EXHIBITION OF PROPOSALS TO BEAUTIFY TSUEN WAN'S FIVE TOWN SQUARES.
THE DESIGNS FOR THE SQUARES HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP BY A GROUP OF THIRD YEAR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS FROM THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENT HEAD, PROFESSOR K.C. LYE.
THEY WILL BE ON DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE AT TAI HO ROAD FROM TOMORROW (JUNE 21) TO SUNDAY (JUNE 26). THE ORGANISERS HAVE PLACED SUGGESTION BOXES AROUND THE EXHIBITION SITE SO THAT VISITORS CAN GIVE THEIR OWN IDEAS TO THE GOVERNMENT ON THE TOWN SQUARE PROPOSALS.
THE SIX-DAY EXHIBITION IS BEING HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE TSUEN WAN RECREATION AND AMENITIES (ADVISORY) COMMITTEE, AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE SET UP BY THE GOVERNMENT WITH A MAJORITY OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS DRAWN FROM A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE TSUEN WAN COMMUNITY,
MR. HAYES TOLD THE GUESTS AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING THAT PUBLIC AMENITIES OF ALL KINDS WERE REQUIRED TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUEN WAN AS A NEW TOWN. +THERE IS A LONG LIST OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF PUBLIC WORKS, HE SAID.
+A GOOD START HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE AND THE RESULTS WILL SHOW OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
+ THE NEW TOWN HALL WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1979 AND AN INDOOR GAMES HALL WILL BE READY AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
+ THE KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND WILL BE OPENED FOR USE IN 1978 WHILST THE EXISTING YEUNG UK ROAD SPORTS GROUND, NOW BEING IMPROVED, WILL LATER BE CONVERTED TO STADIUM USE.
+WE MAY ALSO EXPECT A START TO THE BUILDING OF THE TSQ KUNG TAM OUTDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
+MANY OTHER MINOR AMENITIES ARE ALSO BEING PROVIDED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE NEW TOWN. WE INTEND A PLANTING AND LANDSCAPING PROGRAMME.
+WHAT YOU SEE TODAY IS A REMINDER THAT WE ARE HERE AND THAT WE MEAN BUSINESS.
MR. HAYES SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORT AND ENTHUSIASM OF THE ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS AND THE IR TUTORS IN PARTICIPATING IN THE TOWN SQUARE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.
PROFESSOR LYE AND THE TSUEN WAN RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR. PETER YEUNG, JOINTLY OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
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