SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1979
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THE ENGINEER DIRECTING THE PROGRAMME MR. DAVID CANTLE, EXPLAINED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE SCOPE OF THE ORIGINAL SCHEME HAD BEEN WIDENED PROGRESSIVELY OVER THE YEARS AS ITS POPULARITY AND EFFECTIVENESS INCREASED.
+THERE IS A VAST PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME GOING ON IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AT THE MOMENT WITH THE NEW TOWNS PROGRAMME, BUT THE GOVERNMENT SEES THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS SCHEME AS AN IMPORTANT WAY OF HELPING TO IMPROVE FACILITIES FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE MORE RURAL AND LESS DEVELOPED AREAS,+ MR. CANTLE SAID.
PROJECTS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SCHEME INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF VILLAGE TYPE ROADS, PAVEMENTS, BRIDGES, INCINERATORS, REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS, LATRINES, THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATORS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.
+APART FROM THESE BASIC FACILITIES, MORE SOPHISTICATED PROJECTS ARE ALSO CARRIED OUT - BUILDING PLAYGROUNDS, RECREATIONAL HALLS, LIBRARIES AND VILLAGE HALLS,+ MR. CANTLE SAID.
+SOMETIMES THESE PROJECTS ARE BUILT IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL VILLAGERS, WHILE THE OTHERS ARE JOINT EFFORTS WITH THE ARMY OR OTHER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SUCH AS CARE (CO-OPERATIVE FOR AMERICAN RELIEF EVERYWHERE) WHICH HAS MADE A GREAT CONTRIBUTION OVER MANY YEARS.+
A MORE RECENT ADDITION TO THE SCOPE OF THE SCHEME IS THE PROVISION OF VILLAGE LIGHTING.
+THIS HAS PROVED VERY POPULAR WITH THE VILLAGERS AND IS NOW A PERMANENT FEATURE OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, + MR. CANTLE NOTED.
+WITH THE GROWING SOPHISTICATION OF LPW PROJECTS IN BOTH QUANTITATIVE TERMS, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAS REORGANISED ITS WORKS SECTION WITH A VIEW TO IMPLEMENTING THE SCHEME MORE EFFECTIVELY.
+HOWEVER, THE EMPHASIS REMAINS ON ENCOURAGING VILLAGERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROJECTS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, OFTEN WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
+THIS WAY BOTH THE VILLAGERS AND OUR OWN STAFF CAN LOOK WITH SATISFACTION ON THE WIDE VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT UP OVER THE YEARS, MR, CANTLE ADDED.
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