WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984
MR WOTHERSPOON SAID THE DISTRICT WAS NOTABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE, AND FOR THE CONCERN OF COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BLEND THE BEST OF THE OLD AND THE NEW AND TO MAKE THE DISTRICT A CARING SOCIETY AND A HAPPY PLACE TO LIVE.
+THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHANGES IN THE PAST YEAR AND THERE WILL BE FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS THIS YEAR, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO HOUSING AND ROADS, HE STRESSED.
HE SAID, THE NEW CHEUNG WAH PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE WILL START THE FIRST INTAKE OF RESIDENTS IN APRIL THIS YEAR WHILE A NEW TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AT FANLING SOUTH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAR AND OPENED EARLY IN 1985.
PILING WORK ON THE THIRD PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE ESTATE - HAD ALREADY STARTED.
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A SECTION OF THE SHA TAU KOK DUAL CARRIAGEWAY AT LUEN WO HUI, THE JOCKEY CLUB ROAD DUAL CARRIAGEWAY EXTENSION, AND THE NEW D5 DUAL CARRIAGEWAY FROM TAI PO ROAD PAST THE FANLING PLAYGROUND ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN THE COMING YEAR.
THE FANLING BYPASS SECTOR OF THE NT CIRCULAR ROAD IS NEARING COMPLETION, AND WORK ON THE SECTION FROM FAN KAM TO KWU TUNG WILL SOON BEGIN.
DISCUSSING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, MR WOTHERSPOON SAID THE SITUATION WOULD IMPROVE WITH THE SECOND STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AT ON LOK TSUEN.
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SHA TAU KOK ROAD WILL START LATER THIS YEAR AND A RURAL CENTR IN TA KWU LING HAS BEEN PROPOSED.
PROJECTS ALSO BEING CONSIDERED INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO RURAL ROADS AND DRAINAGE AND THE PROVISION OF VILLAGE LIGHTING AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
+THE BUDGET FOR LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS IS CURRENTLY $5 MILLION AND I EXPECT THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE SAME LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COMING YEAR, HE SAID.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT WERE KEPT UNDER REGULAR REVIEW BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND A RECENTLY-COMPLETED SURVEY OF TRANSPORT NEEDS WOULD BE USED WHEN MAKING FUTURE PLANNING, HE ADDED.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORT BEING PLANNED INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF FIVE NEW MAXICAB ROUTES AND BUS SERVICES TO CHEUNG WAH ESTATE.
+IN ALL OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS, THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD HAS HAD AN IMPORTANT ROLE, AS IT HAS DONE IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, HE SAID.
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