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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1977
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IN TAI O, MR. TSUI SAID WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED ON SITE FORMATION FOR RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING FOR 3,000 PEOPLE. THE COST FOR THE ENGINEERING WORK IS ABOUT $22.5 MILLION.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, SITES WILL BE FORMED FOR PRIVATE VILLAGE-TYPE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND THERE WILL ALSO BE COMMUNITY FACILITIES LIKE MARKETS, COMMUNITY CENTRES, PLAYGROUNDS AND SCHOOLS.
MR. TSUI SAID ALL THESE REPRESENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANTAU ISLAND IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
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I THAT THIS WOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A REPORT TO BE COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT, HE ADDED,
LADY MACLEHOSE VISITS GIRL GUIDES CAMP
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LADY MACLEHOSE VISITED THE GIRL GUIDES CAMP IN PING SHAN, NEW TERRITORIES, THIS MORNING IN HER CAPACITY AS THE HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION.
SHE WAS GREETED ON HER ARRIVAL BY MRS. MARGUERITE GORDON GUIDES ASSOCIATION COMMISSIONER, MRS, AKERS-JONES, CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW TERRITORIES LOCAL ASSOCIATION AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION.
THE CAMPERS PRESENTED LADY MACLEHOSE WITH A POT OF FLOWERS IN A MACRAME SLING BEFORE SHE STARTED HER HOUR-LONG TOUR. SHE SAW SOME 20 CAMPERS LEARNING MACRAME AND OTHER HANDICRAFT, AND WATCHED A SPECIAL FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCE GIVEN BY THE BROWNIES OF THE 82ND NEW TERRITORIES PACK, LADY MACLEHOSE THEN WALKED ROUND THE CAMP TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF THE FACILITIES IT PROVIDED.
BEFORE SHE ENDED HER VISIT, LADY MACLEHOSE HAD A LONG CHAT WITH THE CAMPERS ABOUT THE IR DAILY ACTIVITIES
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