SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1985
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RURAL COMMITTEE URGED TO WIDEN SERVICES
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ANY CHANGES TO THE PLANS OF THE JUNK BAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WILL BE PUT TO THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD FOR COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE HANG HAU RURAL COMMITTEE, HE SAID BOARD MEMBERS HAD ALREADY BEEN BRIEFED ON DETAILS OF THE PLAN EARLIER THIS YEAR.
+ BUT A PROJECT OF THE MAGNITUDE OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED FROM TIME TO TIME.' AND THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE CONSULTED ON ANY REVISION OR CHANGES.+
THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY WILL BRING ABOUT A MASSIVE POPULATION GROWTH, AND MR HO URGED THE RURAL COMMITTEE TO USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIDEN ITS SCOPE OF SERVICES AND, AT THE SAME TIME, STRENGTHEN ITS LINK WITH TRADITIONAL VILLAGES,
REFERRING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL
• IN HANG HAU MENTIONED EARLIER BY THE RE-ELECTED RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR YAU KEI, MR HO SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE SUPPORTED THE IDEA IN PRINCIPLE AND WAS NOW WORKING WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON THE PROPOSAL.
AMONG THE GUESTS AT TODAY'S INAUGURATION CEREMONY WERE THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM WAN, AND THE HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAŤ.
COMPUTER CONTEST WINNERS TO GET PRIZES
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THREE STUDENTS WHO WON THE COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING SOFTWARE CONTEST WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THEIR PRIZES, INCLUDING A TRIP TO SINGAPORE, ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 22).
THEY WILL BE LEAVING HONG KONG LATER THIS MONTH TO ATTEND
THE SINGAPORE SCIENCE FORTNIGHT 1985.
THE WINNERS ARE AMONG 28 STUDENTS, AGED 15 TO 20, WHO TOOK PART IN THE CONTEST WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED.
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