TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1982.
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FACILITIES IN REMOTE AREAS IMPROVED
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THE WORKS SECTION OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES IN REMOTE AREAS, THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO, SAID TODAY,
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A JETTY AT THE TAP MUN FISHERMEN'S VILLAGE, MR LO SAID WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME AND THE INCREASING EMPHASIS PUT BY THE PUBLIC ON THE ABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO LOCAL PROBLEMS, THE IMPORTANT ROLE WHICH THE WORKS SECTION COULD PLAY COULD HARDLY BE OVER-EMPHASISED,
HE POINTED OUT THAT IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT VOTE, THE WORKS SECTION OF TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MINOR AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT WORKS.
THE TOTAL VALUE OF WORKS UNDERTAKEN BY THE SECTION WAS ABOUT $3 MILLION FOR THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.
+THESE INCLUDE A VARIETY OF MINOR WORKS SUCH AS IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL ACCESS, WATER SUPPLY, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, DRAINAGE IN REMOTE AREAS, WHICH COULD NOT BE MORE EFFECTIVELY DEALT WITH UNDER THE NORMAL CENTRALISED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME,+ MR LO SAID.
HE NOTED THAT THE JETTY WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE WORKS SECTION COULD HELP TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES IN REMOTE AREAS.
THE JETTY WAS COMPLETED AT A COST OF NEARLY $200 000 WITHIN A YEAR FROM THE DATE WHEN THE REQUEST FOR THIS FACILITY WAS FIRST MADE BY THE SAI KUNG NORTH RURAL COMMITTEE AND THE LOCAL FISHING COMMUNITY.
MR LO THANKED THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION FOR DONATING SEVERAL SEAWALL BLOCKS WHICH HELPED REDUCE THE COST OF THE PIER BY OVER $100 000.
HE ADDED THAT THE WORKS SECTION WAS CONSTRUCTING A SOCCER PITCH WITH A HELIPAD ON THE ISLAND AT A COST OF ABOUT $280 000.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, MR V.W. MILLER, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SAI KUNG NORTH RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAM PAK-PING.
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