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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1982
NT SERVICES DIRECTOR VISITS TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG
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THE NEWLY-APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, TODAY CALLED AT TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG IN THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF VISITS TO ACQUAINT HIMSELF WITH THE SERVICES ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG, AND SENIOR SUPER INTENDENT OF NORTH REGION OF THE NTSD, MR ARTHUR JOHNSON,
MR HEYWOOD WENT FIRST TO TUEN MUN, WHERE HE HAD A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE ON THE ROOF OF A HIGH-RISE BUILDING.
HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER, MR YUE KAI- CHIU, ON THE WORK IN PROVIDING FOR A FULL RANGE OF URBAN SERVICES FOR THE 190 000 RESIDENTS OF THIS RAPIDLY GROWING NEW TOWN, AND PLANS FOR NEW PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE FOR THE FUTURE.
HE THEN TOURED THE DISTRICT AND VISITED THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, THE NEW SAN HUI MARKET WHICH WILL BE OPENING SHORTLY, AND OTHER FACILITIES.
GOING ON TO YUEN LONG, MR HEYWOOD WAS BRIEFED BY THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF YUEN LONG, MR PONG KIN-HONG, ON VAR IOUS SERVICES AND FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED BY THE NTSD FOR THE 120 000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT.
AT YUEN LONG STADIUM, MR HEYWOOD SAW WORK NOW IN PROGRESS FOR THE PROVISION OF A NEW COVERED STAND WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE 2 000 SPECTATORS, IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING UNCOVERED 3 000 SEATS.
FROM THERE, MR HEYWOOD WENT TO THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND VIEWED THE $31 MILLION PROJECT, WHERE WORK IS NEARLY COMPLETED.
FINALLY, MR HEYWOOD VISITED THE WORK SITE OF TAI KIU MARKET, WHICH WILL HOUSE MORE THAN 400 STALLS, A DISTRICT LIBRARY, TWO SQUASH COURTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
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