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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979
+HOWEVER, IN THE WEST, WE ALREADY HAVE THE TUEN MUN HIGHWAY, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE IMPROVED AND WITH THE HEAVY POPULATION CONCENTRATION TO BE BUILT UP BETWEEN YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN, THERE ARE AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR HAVING A MODERN TRAMWAY SYSTEM.
IN THE EAST, THERE WOULD BE AN ELECTRIFIED, FREQUENT SERVICE OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WHICH, WITH ITS CONNECTIONS WITH THE MTR, WOULD MAKE ATTRACTIVE THAT PART OF THE REGION AS A COMMUTERS' DORMITORY.
+NEITHER MUST WE FORGET THE FERRIES, FOR THEY PROBABLY PROVIDE THE MOST RELAXED FORM OF TRAVEL IN HONG KONG, AND IN THE FUTURE THERE SEEMS TO BE GOOD SCOPE FOR, AND A LOT OF GEOGRAPHICAL LOGIC IN. PROVIDING SPEEDIER FERRIES BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND THE URBAN AREA AND INDEED TO AND FROM MACAU AND THE NEIGHBOUR ING PARTS OF CHINA, PARTICULARLY IN THESE DAYS OF EVER-INCREASING OIL PRICES.
+THUS THE IDEA OF HAVING A NORTHWEST REGION IS TO CONCENTRATE THE EFFORTS OF ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND IN RESPONSE TO THE DESIRES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO LIVE IN THE REGION, TOWARDS PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE NEW ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES, WORKING IN BETTER PLANNED FACTORIES AND ENJOYING THE SPREAD OF AMENITIES FROM THE SOPHISTICATED TOWN CENTRES TO THE EASILY ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL AREAS, AND THUS TO GIVE THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN A BETTER LIFE THAN THEY COULD HOPE FOR IN THE ALREADY OVER-DEVELOPED AND OFTEN OVER-PRICED URBAN AREA,+ MR. SWEETMAN SAID.
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO REHABILITATING
DISABLED PEOPLE EMPHASISED
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THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO REHABILITATING DISABLED PEOPLE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES TO THE FULLEST AND, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, TO INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. JOHN CHAMBERS SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION AND CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THE FOURTH HONG KONG SPECIAL OLYMPICS 1979, MR. CHAMBERS SAID THE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IS GAINING MOMENTUM UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THROUGH THE CO-ORDINATED EFFORTS OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS.
+SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE OVERALL PROGRAMME,+ MR. CHAMBERS SAID.
HE NOTED THAT THESE ACTIVITIES ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AS THEY ARE FOR THE ABLE-BODIED.
/+THEY HELP