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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1982
TUEN MUN PREPARES FOR MASSIVE POPULATION GROWTH
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THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, TODAY (SUNDAY) OUTLINED SOME OF THE MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED TO COPE WITH A POPULATION EXPLOSION IN THE NEW TOWN WHICH WILL SEE 70 000 NEW RESIDENTS MOVING IN ANNUALLY OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
HE WAS SPEIRS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS WHICH HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO HELP THE NEWCOMERS - THE +ON TING AND YAU OF ORIENTATION WEEK WHICH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY (OCTOBER 24).
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THE ORIENTATION WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND 50 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, AIMS AT PROVIDING A SERIES OF FAMILIARISATION, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMMES FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE RECENTLY MQVED INTO THE TOWN'S MAJOR PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, PRIVATE FLATS AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.
MR LAM OUTLINED THE MEASURES ALREADY BEING INTRODUCED, INCLUDING:
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AN UP-TO-DATE CHECK LIST OF BASIC FACILITIES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTENS, BUS SERVICE, SHOPS, BANKS, POST BOX, POLICE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRES, ETC. MUST BE PROVIDED BEFORE THE FIRST BATCH OF TENANTS MOVE INTO A NEW ESTATE,
* SPECIAL BRIEFING SESSIONS BY STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE,
AND IN THE CASE OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, JOINTLY WITH HOUSING DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE DAY-TO-DAY LIFE OF THE NEW TOWN SUCH AS SCHOOL ING OPPORTUNITIES, JOB VACANCIES, TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS ETC.
* A COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTS' HANDBOOK PUBLISHED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD GIVING FULL INFORMATION ON FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT, SUCH AS CLINICS, SPORTS GROUNDS, BUS ROUTES AS WELL AS PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY DURING LEISURE HOURS SUCH AS BEACHES AND LOCAL SCENIC SPOTS.
* SPECIAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRES AT THE DISTRICT
OFFICE, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BRANCH OFFICE, AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT ADVISORY CENTRES.
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A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMMES AIMED AT DEVELOPING A SENSE OF PARTICIPATION AMONG RESIDENTS.
* FORMATION OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OTHER RESIDENTS'
GROUPS, IN PARTICULAR YIN NGA! SOCIETIES FOR WOMEN WHICH PROVIDE BETTER COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG LOCAL WOMEN.
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PROMOTION OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND SPECIAL PUBLICITY ON LOCAL JOB VACANCIES TO HELP AND ENCOURAGE NEWCOMERS TO TAKE UP JOBS LOCALLY.
ABEL TORTS