SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1982
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RECLAMATION AT TAI LE AND PENG CHAU ISLANDS
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO RECLAIM ABOUT 5.8 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT TAI LEI AND PENG CHAU ISLANDS.
THE RECLAIMED LAND WILL BE USED FOR VILLAGE TYPE HOUSING, INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY USE AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, ABATTOIR AND INCINERATOR.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREAS OF FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN NOTICES IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
ALL OBJECTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
THE NOTICES, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH RELATED PLANS CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS NEAR THE SITES.
THE PLANS CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE SURVEY DIVISION OF THE LANDS DEPARTMENT ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD; AT THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE (KOWLOON WEST) ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS) ON THE 16TH FLOOR OF SINCERE BUILDING, 173 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
JOGGING SCHEME POPULAR IN NEW TERRITORIES
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RUNNING TO KEEP FIT IS BECOMING VERY POPULAR WITH NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS WHO ARE SEEKING TO JOIN JOGGING CLASSES.
SHA TIN IS THE LATEST DISTRICT TO JOIN THE JOGGING CRAZE AND SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE OF VARIOUS AGES RANGING FROM 70 TO 10, HAVE JOINED THE RUNNING AWARD SCHEME+, A PROJECT JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE PARTICIPANTS MEET AT AN OPEN GROUND EVERY SUNDAY TO UNDERGO WARM-UP EXERCISES BEFORE STARTING THE IR JOGGING. EACH JOGGING SESSION LASTS FOR TWO HOURS.
+THE CONCEPT OF SUCH A SCHEME WAS INITIATED BY THE JOGGERS THEMSELVES, THE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER OF SHA TIN, MR YIP SHEK-KONG, SAID.
/THE SCHEME