MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1981
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NAMES WANTED FOR NEW TAI PO ROADS
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NAMES ARE BEING SOUGHT FOR THREE ROADS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN TAI PO NEW TOWN.
A COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND CIVIC ORGANISATIONS IS ORGANISING A ROAD NAMING COMPETITION AS PART OF TAI PO'S LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
ANYONE LIVING, WORKING, OR STUDYING IN TAI PO IS WELCOME TO ENTER. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE BEST FOUR NAMES FOR EACH ROAD.
THE FIRST ROAD IS BEING BUILT ALONG THE NORTHERN BANK OF THE LOWER LAM TSUEN RIVER, LINKING TAI PO TAU, THE TOWN CENTRE AND THE RECLAMATION NEAR THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.
THE SECOND, ABOUT 1.4 KILOMETRES LONG, WILL LINK THE ISLAND HOUSE INTERCHANGE WITH TING KOK ROAD.
THE THIRD, WHICH IS ABOUT TWO KILOMETRES LONG, WILL JOIN
THE NEW TAI PO RAILWAY STATION WITH TING KOK ROAD.
A TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE ROADS WOULD BE THE NEW TOWN'S MAJOR ROADS AND MAIN ARTERIES IN ITS TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
+WE HOPE RESIDENTS CAN SUGGEST NAMES WHICH REFLECT THE CHARACTERISTICS AND TRADITIONS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, + HE ADDED.
SUGGESTED NAMES WILL BE PASSED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR OFFICIAL
ADOPTION.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS FEBRUARY 9. THEY SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, TING KOK ROAD, WHERE MAPS SHOWING THE LOCATIONS OF THE THREE ROADS ARE AVAILABLE.
PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CLOSING OF THE TAI PO LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS ON FEBRUARY 19.
BESIDES A ROAD-NAMING COMPETITION, OTHER ACTIVITIES BEING ORGANISED TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR INCLUDE CHINESE COUPLET WRITING, LANTERN DESIGN, AND CLEAN BUILDING COMPETITIONS, A FLOWER SHOW, PICNICS, A DINNER FOR THE ELDERLY, FILM SHOWS AND CAMPS.
FUNDS FOR THE CELEBRATIONS ARE BEING PROVIDED BY TAI PO DISTRICT ADVISORY FOARD.
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