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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1977
FACTORY BOOM IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN
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AT LEASE 50 TO 60 NEW FACTORIES WILL BE BUILT IN TUEN MUN IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE NEW TOWN'S DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. PETER NG, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING ON THE FIRST EDITION OF RTHK'S NEW MAGAZINE PROGRAMME +NEW TERRITORIES WEEKLY+ ON THE CHINESE SERVICE, MR. NG SAID THAT 20 FACTORIES WERE ALREADY OPERATING IN TUEN MUN.
+MOST OF THESE FACTORIES ARE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT MANY MORE FACTORIES WILL SPRING UP IN THE TOWN, HE SAID. +WE EXPECT TO SEE 50 TO 60 NEW FACTORIES OF VARIOUS SIZES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.+
TURNING TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES, MR. NG SAID WITH TUEN MUN BEING DEVELOPED AS A SATELLITE INDUSTRIAL TOWN, NEW ESTATES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND DEVELOPERS URGED TO BUILD MORE AND MORE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS IN ORDER TO COPE WITH
INDUSTRIAL NEEDS.
+ IN OTHER WORDS, IT WON'T BE TOO DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN TUEN MUN TO FIND JOBS, HE ADDED.
IN FACT, MR. NG SAID THERE WAS ALREADY A GREAT DEMAND FOR WORKERS FROM FACTORIES ALREADY OPERATING IN THE TOWN.
MR. NG SAID PEOPLE WORKING IN THE TOWN WERE TO BE GIVEN PRIORITY ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S WAITING LIST.
+ IF THE IR EMPLOYERS ARE WILLING TO CERTIFY THIS, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL THEN CONSIDER GIVING THEM PRIORITY TO LIVE IN EITHER TAI HING OR SUN FAT ESTATES,+ HE SAID.
+A NUMBER OF WORKERS FROM A LARGE JAPANESE FIRM IN TUEN MUN HAVE ALREADY MOVED INTO TAI HING ESTATE UNDER THIS PRIORITY SYSTEM.+
MR. NG SAID THERE WERE ALSO PLANS TO ALLOCATE SOME BIGGER UNITS IN TAI HING ESTATE TO A VOLUNTARY ORGA INSATION TO RUN A NON-PROFIT MAKING HOSTEL FOR SINGLE MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS.
THE POPULATION IN TUEN MUN IS EXPECTED TO GROW FROM THE PRESENT FIGURE OF 50,000 TO 500,000 BY 1985. AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 30,000 PEOPLE IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS PHASE OF THE TAI HING ESTATE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO MOVE IN, MR. NG ADDED.
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