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FRIDAI
MAY 3, 1985
UNDER THE YOUTH DELEGATE SCHEME+, YOUTHS FROM SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WILL FORM INTO SMALL GROUPS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT, UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD SPONSORSHIP.
THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE SCHEME WILL BE PRESENTED WITH CERTIFICATES AND BE CALLED UPON TO CARRY OUT FUTURE DISTRICT ACTIVITIES.
THE YOUTH DELEGATE SCHEME IS PART OF A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE THE IYY THEME OF +PEACE, PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT+,
LATE THIS YEAR, THERE WILL BE AN ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION, DISPLAYING LOCAL ARTISTS' WORKS ON POTTERY, PRINT, PAINTING, SKETCH, TAPESTRY AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
KOWLOON CITY MARKET COMPLEX BEING BUILT
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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED A $25,8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR-STOREY URBAN COUNCIL MARKET COMPLEX IN KOWLOON CITY,
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, MR JOSE LEI, AND MR LAW KWOK-HUNG, OF THE YU WING CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
ALSO ATTENDING THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY WERE THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL'S CAPITAL WORKS SELECT COMMITTEE, MR SAMUEL WONG, AND URBAN COUNCILLOR MR PETER C.K. CHAN.
THE COMPLEX WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF KOWLOON CITY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MARKET AND RECREATION FACILITIES UNDER THE ONE ROOF, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT TWO YEARS.
IT WILL BE BUILT ON A 4 600 SQUARE METRE SITE AT NGA TS IN LONG ROAD, FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE OLD KOWLOON CITY MARKET.
THE FOUR-STOREY COMPLEX, TOTAL COST ESTIMATED AT $65 MILLION, IS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING TEMPORARY MARKET AT CARPENTER ROAD AND TO ACCOMMODATE ON-STREET HAWKERS, THUS IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND STREET CONDITION IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS, TO BE LINKED BY ESCALATOR, WILL ACCOMMODATE SOME 640 STALLS FOR THE SALE OF FISH, MEAT, POULTRY, VEGETABLES AND SUNDRY GOODS, A LOADING BAY AND A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT.
FACILITIES ON THE UPPER FLOORS WILL INCLUDE A COOKED FOOD CENTRE, A MULTI-PURPOSE INDOOR GAMES HALL, THREE SQUASH COURTS, GAMES ROOMS, A SMALL LIBRARY AND OFFICES.
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