FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1984
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DISTRICT FORUM FOR KWUN TONG
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KWUN TONG RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON VARIOUS DISTRICT MATTERS AND ON THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AT A PUBLIC FORUM ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 4) AFTERNOON.
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN THE DISTRICT, PROBLEMS IN THE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL AND SQUATTER AREAS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
THE DISTRICT FORUM, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WILL START AT 3 PM ON THE PODIUM OF TELFORD GARDENS IN KOWLOON BAY.
PANELISTS INCLUDE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK FOUR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, MR CHAN KANG-CHOW, MR CHEUNG SHEK-FU, MR EDDIE LAMB AND MR LAM HANG-FAI; AN AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR WONG CHAK-LEONG; AND TWO COMMUNITY WORKERS, MISS NORA YAU AND MR LEE CHEUK-YAN,
TENDERS CALLED FOR ROAD PROJECT ***
THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SECTIONS OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, AN ELEVATED ROAD FROM THE ALREADY COMPLETED SECTION NEAR YEN CHOW STREET TO LAI CHI KOK ROAD WILL BE BUILT AND THE ELEVATED SECTION IN TUNG CHAU STREET WILL BE EXTENDED TO TONG MI ROAD.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR. WHEN COMPLETED IN 1987, THE NEW SECTIONS WILL SHORTEN TRAVELLING TIME BETWEEN SOUTH KOWLOON AND THE WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES AND EASE CONGESTION ON THE ROADS NEARBY.
CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA TOGETHER WITH THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
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