TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1980
SHA TIN WILL HAVE CYCLE TRACKS AND PARKS
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF CYCLE TRACKS AND PARKS IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN THIS YEAR.
THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALLAN CHOW SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) SHA TIN WOULD HAVE CYCLE TRACKS THAT WOULD LOOP AROUND THE TOWN AND OVER AND UNDER ROAD JUNCTIONS, ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO CYCLE TO AND FROM THEIR HOMES AND OFFICES, FACTORIES AND SCHOOLS.
RESIDENTS WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
CYCLE TRACKS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, HE SAID.
THE FIRST 5.2 KILOMETRES OF TRACK LINKING TAI WAI AND FO
TAN IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER.
ANOTHER 3.8 KILOMETRES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. THEY WILL START FROM TAI WAI AND RUN ON BOTH SIDES OF, AND OVER, THE SHING MUN RIVER CHANNEL.
MR CHOW SAID THE GENERAL WIDTH OF TRACKS WOULD BE 3.5 METRES, WHILE THE WIDTH OF TRACKS ON BRIDGES AND IN SUBWAYS WOULD BE 2.8 METRES.
THEY WILL BE SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN ROADS AND WILL HAVE THEIR OWN SIGNPOSTS.
CYCLE PARKS WILL BE BUILT IN SELECTED AREAS SUCH AS THE TAI WAI AND FO TAN RAILWAY STATIONS AND LEK YUEN AND WO CHE HOUSING ESTATES.
MR CHOW SAID SINCE SHA TIN NEW TOWN WOULD HAVE THE FIRST COMPLETED CYCLE TRACK NETWORK IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THE DISTRICT OFFICE TOGETHER WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WOULD IMPLEMENT A MAJOR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN.
+ IT WILL AIM AT ADVISING LOCAL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ABOUT THE OVERALL CYCLE TRACK PROGRAMME AND EDUCATING THEM ON THE PROPER USES OF THESE TRACKS WITH THE EMPHASIS ON SAFETY, HE SAID.
SURVEY ON PRINTING INDUSTRY MANPOWER
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A MANPOWER SURVEY WILL BE CARRIED OUT NEXT MONTH TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY.
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THE SURVEY - THE FIFTH SO FAR WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE PRINTING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL FROM MARCH 3 TO 22 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
BASED ON THE SURVEY FINDINGS, THE BOARD WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE INDUSTRY.
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