TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1978
HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ANNUAL RECEPTION
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL ATTEND THE ANNUAL RECEPTION TO BE GIVEN BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ON THURSDAY (MARCH 16) AFTERNOON AT THE CITY HALL RESTAURANT, CENTRAL.
ABOUT 1,000 GUESTS HAVE BEEN INVITED. THEY INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, URBAN COUNCIL, REPRE- SENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, CITY DISTRICT COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTÉES AS WELL AS KAIFONG LEADERS.
MR. F.K. LI, SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND MR. JOHN WALDEN, DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS AS WELL AS OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE THE GUESTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL RECEPTION WHICH WILL START AT 5.30 P.M. AT THE CITY HALL RESTAURANT.
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT VISITS WORK SITES
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MR. DAVID STEAD, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SPENT THE DAY TODAY TOURING SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE PROGRESS OF VARIOUS P.W.D. PROJECTS.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CHIEF ENGINEERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
MR. STEAD FIRST VISITED THE LION ROCK TUNNEL WHICH IS UNDER RENOVATION.
FROM THERE HE PROCEEDED TO TAI PO ROAD TO SEE THE WORK ON THE FIRST STAGE OF TAI PO ROAD IMPROVEMENT, INVOLVING THE SECTION OF ROAD BETWEEN THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND TAI PO CAUSEWAY.
MR. STEAD WAS PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE $12.4 MILLION PROJECT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED THIS SUMMER.
OTHER WORK SITES VISITED TODAY INCLUDED TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS STAGE AND THE REMODELLING OF SHA TIN RAILWAY STATION, WHICH INVOLVES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE PROVISION OF FOUR TRACKS THROUGH THE STATION INSTEAD OF THE EXISTING THREE AND TWO ISLAND PLATFORMS.
MR. STEAD ALSO INSPECTED THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE. FORMATION OF LAND FOR STAGE OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORKS ARE UNDERWAY WHILE WORK ON STAGE 1 IS MAK ING GOOD PROGRESS.
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