FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1981
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MP TOURS NEW TERRITORIES
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A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, SIR ANTHONY ROYLE, IN HONG KONG FOR A FIVE-DAY PRIVATE VISIT, TODAY (FRIDAY) SAW THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
IN THREE NEW TOWNS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AND SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SIR ANTHONY WENT TO TSUEN WAN FOR A BRIEFING BY THE TOWN MANAGER, DR JAMES HAYES, AND PROJECT MANAGER, MR EDDY SHORT,
MAJOR PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EXTENSION AND THE TSUEN WAN BY-PASS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE INDUSTRIAL NEW TOWN, WERE EXPLAINED TO HIM.
THE PARTY DROVE TO TUEN MUN AND WERE MET BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM PROJECT MANAGER, MR STAN BARDEN- HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT- AND FORMER KUK CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN YAT-SUN.
FROM A VANTAGE POINT, SIR ANTHONY WAS TOLD THAT THE POPULATION OF THE NEW TOWN WOULD DOUBLE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS WITH THE COMPLETION OF A NUMBER OF LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS.
HE SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A FAST GROWING POPULATION.
AFTER LUNCH AT FANLING LODGE. THE GROUP TRAVELLED TO SHA TIN FOR A BRIEFING BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE, AND PROJECT MANAGER, MR KENNETH KWOK.
SIR ANTHONY, WHO IS VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 11). HE VISITED SHENZHEN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE YESTERDAY (THURSDAY). HE WILL TOUR MACAU TOMORROW AND LEAVE ON SUNDAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING SIR ANTHONY BEING BRIEFED AT TUEN MUN WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION LATER FROM GIS PRESS BOXES.
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