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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1984

+TIMBER RAILINGS, STAIRWAYS, BENCHES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WILL BE BUILT TO TURN THE AREA INTO AN ATTRACTIVE RECREATIONAL SPOT FOR RESIDENTS IN THE NEARBY ESTATES, HE SAID.

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A VACANT LAND SITE NEXT TO THE BUS TERMINUS IN KO CHIU ROAD ESTATE WILL BE TURNED INTO A SITTING-OUT AREA TO PROVIDE MUCH- NEEDED RECEREATIONAL FACILITIES TO THE ESTATE RESIDENTS AND SQUATTERS IN THE NEARBY VILLAGES.

+ANOTHER SITTING-OUT AREA WILL BE BUILT AT THE JUNCTION OF SAU MAU PING ROAD AND SAU ON ROAD TO SERVE RESIDENTS OF SAU ON VILLAGE, AS THERE ARE NO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OR OPEN SPACES AT THE VILLAGE, MR CHEUNG SAID.

IN ADDITION, RESIDENTS AT SAU ON VILLAGE WILL BE PROVIDED WITH IMPROVED POSTAL SERVICES SOON.

THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE EXPENSES FOR THE SETTING UP OF 120 LETTER BOXES.

THE REST OF THE EXPENSES WILL BE BORNE BY THE RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE PROJECT.

ALL THE PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1985.

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COURSES FOR WORKERS

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APPLICATIONS ARE BEING INVITED FOR SIX FULL-TIME AND TWO PART-TIME COURSES OFFERED AT THE ELECTRONICS, PLASTICS AND PRINTING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

+THE COURSES WILL PROVIDE BASIC TRAINING AT CRAFT AND OPERATIVE LEVELS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO JOIN, OR ARE WORKING IN, THE RELATED INDUSTRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID.

THE COURSES, WHICH WILL LAST FROM FOUR TO EIGHT WEEKS, WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH (JANUARY) WHEN THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX IS READY FOR OCCUPATION.

THE $110-MILLION COMPLEX WILL HOUSE FIVE TRAINING CENTRES FOR ELECTRONICS, PLASTICS, PRINTING, METAL WORKING AND HOTEL.

THE CENTRES WILL ORGANISE A TOTAL OF 20 FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME COURSES WHEN THEY ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL IN TWO MONTHS' TIME.

/TRAINERS ADMITTED

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