FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1978
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NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR LANTAU ISLAND
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD FOR THE BUILDING OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK SOUTHERN DISTRICT GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL ON LANTAU ISLAND.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN TODD, ANNOUNCED THIS TODAY WHEN NEWLY-ELECTED LEADERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK PAID HIM A COURTESY VISIT AT THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS.
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THE KUK'S DELEGATION, LED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR. STEPHEN WONG YUEN-CHEUNG, FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR. LAU WONG-FAT AND SECOND VICE- CHAIRMAN, MR. PETER YEUNG, INCLUDED THE RECENTLY-ELECTED HEADS OF THE KUK'S SUB-COMMITTEES.
MR. TODD TOLD THE KUK LEADERS THAT GOVERNMENT HAD APPROVED PLANS FOR A $7.5 MILLION SECONDARY SCHOOL PARTLY FINANCED BY THE KUK -- CARRYING ITS NAME AT PAK KUNG AU NEAR MUI WO.
IT WILL BE THE SECOND SECONDARY SCHOOL ON THE ISLAND, THE OTHER BEING AT TAI 0.
MR. TODD SAID THE NEW SCHOOL WOULD NOT ONLY BE FOR CHILDREN FROM LANTAU, BUT THOSE FROM OTHER ISLANDS SUCH AS PENG CHAU AND CHEUNG CHAU,
+WHEN COMPLETED, CHILDREN FROM LANTAU AND THE OTHER NEARBY ISLANDS WILL NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE LONG JOURNEY TO HONG KONG ISLAND EVERY DAY TO GO TO SCHOOL, + HE SAID.
MR. TODD ADDED THAT DETAILED PLANS FOR THE SCHOOL WERE BEING DRAND UP AND THAT WORK ON THE PROJECT WOULD BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MR. TODD ALSO TOLD THE DELEGATION THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD AGREED TO INCREASE THE KUK'S ANNUAL SUBVENTION TO $198,000.
HE CONGRATULATED ALL THE LEADERS ON THEIR SUCCESS IN THE KUK'S RECENT ELECTION AND SAID THAT THE ADMINISTRATION LOOKED FORWARD TO CONTINUING FRUITFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE KUK ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF THE 23RD TERM OF THE KUK WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL ON AUGUST 31 AND WILL BE PRESIDED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLE HOSE.
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