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TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1980
IN RECENT YEARS, SHE ADDED, THE GOVERNMENT HAS EMBARKED ON COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAMMES TO FOSTER HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO FORESTALL FAMILY BREAKDOWNS.
MRS CHEN SAID THAT WITH THE FULL COOPERATION OF THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES OPERATING IN THE DISTRICT, A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN WORKED OUT FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
THESE ACTIVITIES, TO BE HELD THIS MONTH AND IN JUNE, INCLUDE WEEKLY SEMINARS ON THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF OLD PEOPLE, FAMILY VARIETY SHOWS, DISPLAYS ILLUSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN, AND YOUTH CAMPS AIMED AT EDUCATING THE PARTICIPANTS ON HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.
CONTRACT FOR WATER PROJECT SIGNED *****
WATER SUPPLY TO EXISTING INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS AND FUTURE MAJOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TSUEN WAN WEST WILL BE IMPROVED.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL LAY A NEW 2 800-METRE MAIN WITH A DIAMETER OF 300 MM BETWEEN CHAI WAN KOK AND YAU KOM TAU.
A CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT, COSTING $2.2 MILLION, WAS SIGNED TODAY BETWEEN MR LEE GUN-CHEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) OF THE DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SANG LEE CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
ON COMPLETION, MR LEE SAID, WATER SUPPLIES TO TING KAU WHERE LOW WATER PRESSURE WAS EXPERIENCED DURING PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND, WOULD BE IMPROVED.
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