MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1983
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THE TWO OFFICES ARE LOCATED ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF TUNG SUN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 194-200 LOCKHART ROAD, WAN CHAI. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE CENTRAL FOSTER CARE UNIT ON TEL. 5-8938121.
THE IDEAL FOSTER PARENTS WOULD BE A HUSBAND AND WIFE WITH A HAPPY AND STABLE MARRIAGE, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 60.
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES WITH OR WITHOUT CHILDREN COULD ALSO BECOME FOSTER HOMES.
FOSTER PARENTS WILL RECEIVE A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF $1 220, COMPRISING $916 AS MAINTENANCE GRANT FOR EACH FOSTER CHILD AND $304 AS INCENTIVE PAYMENT FOR BOTH FOSTER PARENTS. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A SET-UP FEE OF $458.
MR CHAMBERS PAID SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE FOR ITS PIONEER WORK IN HONG KONG'S FOSTER CARE SERVICE.
→THEIR COMMITMENT TO THIS SERVICE OVER MANY YEARS HAS PROVIDED THE BASE FROM WHICH WE HOPE TO BUILD AN EXPANDED FOSTER CARE PROGRAMME OF WHICH WE CAN ALL BE PROUD, HE SAID,
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FANLING TO HAVE TWIN TOWN CENTRES
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FANLING NEW TOWN WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TWO TOWN CENTRES, THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICER NORTH, MR ALAN HAY, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
MR HAY TOLD MEMBERS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ROTARY CLUB THAT, IN THIS RESPECT, FANLING IS UNIQUE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO TOWN CENTRES AROUND SHEK WU HUI AND LUEN WO HUT WILL EVENTUALLY INVOLVE REDEVELOPMENT OF BOTH THESE EXISTING TOWNSHIPS.
THE CENTRAL AREA REDEVELOPMENT, HE SAID, WAS BASED ON A RECENTLY COMPLETED CENTRAL AREA STUDY WHICH HAD PUT FORWARD SUGGESTIONS FOR DESIGN OF THE TWIN TOWN CENTRES TO PROVIDE AREAS WHICH WOULD NOT ONLY BE PLEASANT TO LIVE IN BUT WOULD BE VIRTUALLY TRAFFIC FREE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND SHOPPERS.
LANDSCAPING WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PLANNING AND
CAR DEVELOPMENT OF THESE AREAS TO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT. PARKING WOULD BE ON THE PERIPHERY FOR GENERAL SHOPPERS AND ON PODIUMS FOR RESIDENTS.
MR HAY SAID FANLING NEW TOWN IS DIFFERENT FROM THE MAJORITY OF THE OTHER NEW TOWNS IN THAT IT IS NOT A COASTAL TOWN AND THEREFORE CANNOT RELY ON RECLAMATION FOR EXPANSION.
INSTEAD LARGE AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND LAND BEING USED FOR TEMPORARY INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES MUST BE CLEARED, HE ADDED.
IT IS SITUATED WITHIN A FLOOD PLAIN SO THAT GREAT CARE MUST BE TAKEN IN THE FORMATION OF THE VARIOUS AREAS TO ENSURE THAT THE DRAINAGE FULLY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT FACTORS NECESSARY TO ALLEVIATE FUTURE FLOODING PROBLEMS.
/HE SAID