SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1984
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT FOR TSING YI
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSING YI ISLAND PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, IT WOULD BECOME A MAJOR AND WELL- PLANNED NEW TOWN WITH BALANCED FACILITIES FOR 220 000 PEOPLE, HE ADDED.
+011 THE ISLAND, WE NOW HAVE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HEAVY INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG, A POWER STATION WHICH SUPPLIES OVER A MILLION CONSUMERS, THE LARGEST DOCKYARD, OIL DEPOTS, SHIPYARDS AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE TSING YI BRIDGE 10TH ANNIVERSARY' CELEBRATION, MR AKERS-JONES PRAISED THE SIX COMPANIES INVOLVED IN BUILDING THE BRIDGE FOR THEIR FORESIGHT, IMAGINATION AND GENEROSITY.
+ONCE BUILT, THE BRIDGE IMMEDIATELY OPENED UP POSSIBILITIES FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, AND TODAY, TSING YI HOUSES OVER 60 000 PEOPLE IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND VILLAGE HOUSING, HE SAID.
+IT IS ALSO A PRIVILEGE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VISION OF LORD KADOOR IE WHO WAS LARGELY INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED. HE ADDED.
MR AKERS-JONES SAID THE TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY ON TSING YI HAD ADAPTED ITSELF TO RAPID URBANISATION AND THE INFLUX OF NEW ARRIVALS TO THE ISLAND.
BOTH THE ISLAND'S RURAL COMMITTEE AND AREA COMMITTEE HAD PROVIDED A MEANS TO DISCUSS AND RESOLVE COMMON PROBLEMS AND TO INSTILL A COMMUNITY SPIRIT AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS, HE SAID.
IN THE PAST YEAR, TSING YI HAS HIT THE HEADLINES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
+RESIDENTS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF THE TSING Y BRIDGE, THE SAFETY STANDARD OF OIL INSTALLATIONS, THE PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND OTHER PROBLEMS CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, AND ALL THEIR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED UP BY GOVERNMENT ACTION, HE SAID.
+THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT HAVE A READY SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM, BUT A FREE-FLOW COMMUNICATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT, HE ADDED.
MR AKERS-JONES NOTED THAT A NEW DISTRICT BOARD WOULD BE ESTABLISHED NEXT YEAR TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI.
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