FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1980
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TOWN PLAN FOR PEAK AREA REVISED
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED A REVISED DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR THE PEAK AREA, INCORPORATING TWO AMENDMENTS.
ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS INVOLVES THE DESIGNATION OF THE POK FU LAM COUNTRY PARK IN THE PLAN AND THE OTHER CONCERNS THE RE-ZONING OF AN AREA FROM RESIDENTIAL TO RESIDENTIAL (GROUP C) USE WHICH CARRIES A PLOT RATIO OF 0.5.
PROPOSALS WERE ALSO MADE TO REVISE THE SCHEDULE OF NOTES,
THE AMENDMENT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT AMENDMENT PLAN ARE ON SALE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, AT $5 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY AND $25 FOR A COLOURED COPY.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN MAY SUBMIT HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD C/O THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD TO REACH HIM BEFORE MAY 15, 1980.
OLD CHARITABLE BODY ADOPTS NEW WAYS TO SERVE
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THE PACE OF PROGRESS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IS A GREAT CHALLENGE TO ESTABLISHED INSTITUTIONS AND IN THIS TIME OF RAPID CHANGE WE NEED TO LOOK FOR NEW WAYS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS TODAY (FRIDAY) AT THE SWEARING IN OF NEW DIRECTORS OF THE YAN 01 TONG, A TUEN MUN-BASED CHARITABLE BODY FORMED MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO AND RE-CONSTITUTED LAST YEAR. IT PROVIDES MEDICAL, WELFARE AND A RANGE OF OTHER SERVICES FOR THE GROWING POPULATION OF THE NEW TOWN.
MR AKERS-JONES SAID PERFORMANCE OF TRADITIONAL DUTIES IN CONVENTIONAL FORMS WAS NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH AND HE THEREFORE CONGRATULATED THE TONG FIRST OF ALL IN RE-CONSTITUTING ITSELF AND IN SUBSEQUENTLY ADJUSTING TO THIS NEW ENVIRONMENT THROUGH A NEW AND UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH.
+1 AM DELIGHTED TO SEE, IN THIS NEW YAN 01 TONG, PEOPLE FROM TUEN MUN AND FROM THE URBAN AREAS, AND FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE JOINING IN THIS REFORMED ORGANISATION, HE SAID.
+YOU HAVE SET YOURSELVES A GREAT TASK, BUT I AM SURE THAT THE YAN OI SPORTS CENTRE, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL BE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND ENJOYMENT TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF TUEN MUN, AND YOUR OTHER PROJECTS WILL BRING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO THOUSANDS.+
/HE ASSURED