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SPORTS FESTIVAL PROVES POPULAR
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THE TWO-WEEK SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS FESTIVAL WITH ITS WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS HAD ATTRACTED MORE THAN 80 000 PEOPLE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR KWOK CHEONG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL IN LAI CHI KOK INDOOR GAMES HALL THIS AFTERNOON, MR KWOK SAID, THE FIGURE CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THE FESTIVAL HAS CREATED A STRONGER SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS AND INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN SPORTS.+
THE MR KWOK THANKED THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL, RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS OTHER CIVIC ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANISING THE FESTIVAL.
MR KWOK TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SYLVESTER TSE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS PRESENTED PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS TO THE WINNERS OF VARIOUS EVENTS.
THE CLOSING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE, A MARTIAL ART DEMONSTRATION AND A FOLK DANCE.
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MORE DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR JUNK BAY
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S JUNK BAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS INVITING TENDERS FOR ANOTHER CONTRACT AS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.
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THE CONTRACT COVERS LAND FORMATION AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKS AT YAU YUE WAN IN NORTHERN JUNK BAY FOR THE VILLAGE RESITE OF YAU YUE WAN VILLAGE AND FUTURE GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES NEXT TO THE VILLAGE.
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WORK WILL INVOLVE THE FORMATION OF ABOUT TWO HECTARES OF PLATFORMS WITH RETAINING WALLS, THE RECLAMATION OF ABOUT SIX HECTARES OF LAND, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 800 METRE'S OF ACCESS ROADS WITH TWO ASSOCIATED SUBWAYS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.
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WORK IS EXPECTED TO START, NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT 24 3.
MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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