TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1984
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NT CHIEF VISITS YUEN LONG
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, SPENT A DAY IN YUEN LONG TODAY (TUESDAY), MEETING LEADERS OF FOUR RURAL COMMITTEES TO DISCUSS LOCAL PROBLEMS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, HE ALSO VISITED AREAS OF WHICH DRAFT LAYOUT PLANS HAD BEEN TABLED FOR DISCUSSION AT RECENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS.
IN PAT HEUNG, MR MACPHERSON WAS BRIEFED ON THE WANG TOI SHAN VILLAGE CONTRACT CLEANSING SCHEME, UNDER WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HIRED A PRIVATE COMPANY TO HANDLE CLEANSING JOBS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE SCHEME, WHICH BEGAN IN MAY 1982, HAS PROVED A SUCCESS BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR IS A COMPANY FORMED BY LOCAL VILLAGERS, WHO, WITH THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA, CAN RESPOND DIRECTLY TO LOCAL NEEDS.
MR MACPHERSON LATER SAW A NUMBER OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE TANG CHING LOK ANCESTRAL HALL AND -TAI STUDY HALL IN KAM TIN; NAM PIN WAI AND SAI PIN WAI IN SHAP PAT HEUNG; AND TAI FU TAI AND MAN LUNG FUNG CHI IN SAN TIN,
DURING THE TOUR, LOCAL LEADERS TOLD MR MACPHERSON ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THEIR FAMILIES.
TWO LABOUR MP'S TO VISIT HONG KONG
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THE DEPUTY SHADOW FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR G.1.M. ROBERTSON, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARLIAMENTARY LABOUR PARTY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR T. CLARKE, WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR A NINE-DAY VISIT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT, THE FIRST FOR THE TWO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. IS TO ENSURE THAT WHEN QUESTIONS ABOUT HONG KONG ARE RAISED IN PARLIAMENT, THEY WILL HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATION ON WHICH TO BASE THEIR COMMENTS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY. MR ROBERTSON HAS BEEN AN MP SINCE 1978, AND MR CLARKE SINCE 1982.
DURING THEIR STAY, THEY WILL MEET THE GOVERNOR, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS OTHER SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THEY WILL ALSO MEET UMELCO, THE URBAN COUNCIL, DISTRICT BOARDS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
/THE WO