FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1983·
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BOARD MEMBERS LEARN MORE ABOUT TAI PO
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TWENTY-TWO WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS INSPECTED THE OLD AND THE NEW TAI PO DISTRICT DURING A VISIT THERE THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR CHAIRMAN, MR PHILIP CHOK, BOARD MEMBERS FIRST CALLED ON THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE FOR A BRIEFING BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN ON THE NEW TOWN'S HISTORY, POPULATION GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS,
THE PARTY THEN VISITED THE PURPOSE-BUILT LÍ FOOK LAM INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE WHICH WAS OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST WEEK.
MEMBERS LEARNED THAT THE DISTRICT'S FIRST SPORTS FESTIVAL WAS BEING HELD AT THE CENTRE.
THE SPORTS CENTRE, BUILT AT A COST OF $15 MILLION, HAS AN OLYMPIC-SIZE GYMNASTICS HALL, A BOWLING ALLEY, A DANCE STUDIO, A FITNESS ROOM AND TWO SAUNA BATHROOMS.
AT KWONG FUK ESTATE, MEMBERS WENT TO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF SOME DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN PROGRESS, THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, AS WELL AS SOME VILLAGES WHICH ARE MORE THAN 200 YEARS OLD.
BEFORE DEPARTING, THEY HELD A DISCUSSION WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN TAI PO TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND SHARE EXPERIENCES ON PROBLEMS IN THEIR DISTRICTS.
CAMPAIGN MEMBERS VISIT DRUG TREATMENT CENTRE
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ABOUT 20 MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED THE SHEK KWU CHAU TREATMENT CENTRE TO LEARN ABOUT REHABILITATION WORK FOR ADDICTS.
THE VISIT ALSO ROUNDED OFF A TWO-WEEK ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN IN THE DISTRICT.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, AND PARTY ARRIVED AT SHEK KWU CHAU AT AROUND 1.30 PM AND WERE GREETED BY RESIDENTS OF THE CENTRE WITH A LION DANCE PERFORMANCE AT THE PIER.
AN EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY OF A NEW LION, PERFORMED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR WONG SIK-KONG, WAS ALSO HELD.
PRIOR TO A TOUR OF THE CENTRE, MEMBERS HAD A BRIEFING ON ANTI-NARCOTICS WORK BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ADDICTS, MR JAMES CH' IEN, AND THE CENTRE'S MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT, DR B.J. HORLL INRAKĖ.
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