NOTE TO EDITORS:
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1983
ANOTHER LIAISON COMMITTEE BEING SET UP
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE COMMITTEE, THE EIGHTH BEING FORMED IN THE URBAN DISTRICTS, COMPRISES SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FROM 147 KINDERGARTENS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WONG TAI SIN.
IT WILL SERVE AS A LINK AMONG THE SCHOOLS, THE DISTRICT BOARD, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, WITH A VIEW TO ACTIVELY INVOLVING THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN COMMUNITY WORK.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY AT 4.30 PM IN THE FUNCTION ROOM OF THE REGAL MERIDIEN AIRPORT HOTEL.
NEW FISH MARKET FOR KWUN TONG
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A NEW WHOLESALE FISH MARKET WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN KWUN TONG.
IT WILL BE THE EIGHTH WHOLESALE FISH MARKET OPERATED BY THE FISH MARKETING ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
EXISTING MARKETS ARE IN ABERDEEN, SHAU KE! WAN, CHEUNG SHA WAN, SAI KUNG, SHA TAU KOK, TAI PO AND CASTLE PEAK.
THE NEW MARKET WILL SERVICE THE POPULATION IN EAST KOWLOON AND WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SALES OUTLET FOR THE FISHING FLEET BASED AT SHAU KEI WAN.
OCCUPYING A WATERFRONT SITE OF ABOUT 4 200 SQUARE METRES ON TUNG YUEN STREET IN YAU TONG, THE MARKET WILL BE DESIGNED FOR A THROUGHPUT OF 10 000 TONNES OF FISH EVERY YEAR. ADEQUATE LORRY PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE COMPOUND FOR THE SINGLE-STOREY MARKET.
THE COST OF LAND, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING THE MARKET IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $25 MILLION. THE FULL COST OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MET FROM THE ACCUMULATED SURPLUS OF THE FISH MARKETING ORGANIZATION.
CONSTRUCTION WILL START NEXT YEAR AND THE COMPLEX IS
EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN 1985.
WHEN COMPLETED, THE NEW MARKET WILL SPEED UP THE DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE FISH TO THE EAST OF THE KOWLOON PENINSULA THUS REDUCING DISTRIBUTION COSTS AND FISH PRICES.
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