TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1983
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YUEN LONG HOLDING TRANSPORT SEMINAR
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A HALF-DAY SEMINAR ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT IN YUEN LONG WILL BE HELD BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 10) TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR BOTH OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS.
THE SEMINAR IS MADE UP OF THREE PARTS: A GENERAL DISCUSSION ON DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AMONG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON MATTERS RELATED TO TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, OPEN QUESTION TIME, AND TWO CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS OF INTEREST.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION AT THE WORKSHOPS WILL INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN YUEN LONG TOWN AND THE PARTIAL OPENING OF THE YUEN LONG NORTHERN BYPASS IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE OPENED BY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR JAMES WILSON, AND THE SEMINAR CHAIRMAN, MR MAN FOR-TAI.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT (NT), MR R.G. SCURFIELD: SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER (YUEN LONG), MR ALBERT YUEN; CHIEF ENGINEER OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, MR S.S. LEE; AND THE PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL OFFICER, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR Y.M. LEUNG.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT 9 AM ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 10) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 296 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG,
A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 7.50 AM FOR YUEN LONG.