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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1980
FOOTBRIDGE OPENS AT TUNG CHUNG
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A FOOTBRIDGE AT TUNG CHUNG, LANTAU, BUILT TO REPLACE ONE DESTROYED BY A TYPHOON LAST YEAR, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE ORIGINAL BRIDGE, OF A SIMPLER DESIGN, WAS BUILT BY A ROYAL ENGINEERS FIELD SQUADRON AT THE SAME LOCATION IN 1971,
RIVER EROSION, HOWEVER, CAUSED THE PILLARS TO MOVE AND IT EVENTUALLY COLLAPSED WHEN TYPHOON HOPE HIT HONG KONG LAST SUMMER.
THIS CAUSED INCONVENIENCE TO RESIDENTS OF TUNG CHUNG AND NEARBY VILLAGES, WHO USED IT FOR TAKING PRODUCE TO MARKETS. BRIDGE WAS ALSO USED BY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TOURISTS.
AN APPROACH WAS MADE TO ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE FOR HELP. A PROJECT COSTING $200 000 WAS AGREED AND WORK STARTED IN MAY. IT TOOK FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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NAMED AFTER THE NEARBY HAU WONG TEMPLE - IS 50 METRES LONG AND TWO METRES WIDE, HAS REINFORCED CONCRETE PILLARS AND DECKING. THERE ARE RAILINGS ON BOTH SIDES FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.
THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ENGINEER, MR RAYMOND WONG, WAS THE DESIGNER AND CONSTRUCTION WAS SUPERVISED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE WORKS SECTION. HALF THE MONEY WAS PROVIDED BY THE LIONESS CLUB OF MOUNT PHOENIX AND THE OTHER HALF BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WERE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO- THE CHAIRMAN OF TUNG CHUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHONG CHU-CHOI AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE LIONESS CLUB OF MT. PHOENIX, MISS IRENE THONG.
PARENTS' CONSENT NEEDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN FLAG DAYS
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SCHOOLS ARE REMINDED TO OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF PARENTS WHEN STUDENTS ABOVE THE AGE OF 14 ASSIST IN SELLING FLAGS OR FLOWERS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS ON APPROVED FLAG AND FLOWER DAYS.
IN A GENERAL CIRCULAR TO SCHOOLS, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID 1 +SUPERVISORS AND HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SEEK PRIOR APPROVAL OF PARENTS IN SUCH CASES.+
STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THESE NON-EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, HE SAID,
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