SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1979
APART FROM GRANTING LAND FOR BUILDING PROJECTS, THE GOVERNMENT ALSO PROVIDES THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES LAYING WATER PIPELINES, SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY, ACCESS ROADS, INCINERATORS AND STREET LIGHTING,
AFTER A VILLAGE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL CLOSELY SUPERVISE MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF THE FISHERFOLK.
SPEAKING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF VILLAGES FOR FISHERMEN AND THE IR FAMILIES, MR. CHU DESCRIBED IT AS A WELCOME BOON TO THE FISHING COMMUNITY IN REGARD OF THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
+THESE VILLAGES ALSO MEAN SECURITY AND STABILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AS WELL AS PLACES FOR THE CHILDREN TO STUDY AND PLAY,+ MR. CHU ADDED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT AT PRESENT NEARLY EVERY FISHERMEN'S VILLAGE HAS A SCHOOL.
IN ADDITION, A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF EITHER A RECREATION CENTRE OR PLAYGROUND FOR YOUNGSTERS AND ALSO AS A VENUE FOR CEREMONIES AND GATHERINGS.
ON THE LATEST PROJECT, MR. CHU SAID THAT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, 14 MORE HOUSING UNITS WILL BE COMPLETED IN SHUI BIN TSUEN, HANG HAU.
THERE ARE AT PRESENT 10 FISHERMEN VILLAGES+ AT AP CHAU, SAI KUNG, TSING YI, MA WAN, TAP MUN, WONG YI AU, SAM MUN TSAI, HA HANG, SAN PU! CHUNG HAU AND HANG HAU.
MR. CHU SAID LATEST FIGURES SHOW THAT 50 PER CENT OF THE ESTIMATED 80,000 FISHERFOLK HAVE MOVED ASHORE TO LIVE.
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