THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1985
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SIR DAVID VISITS CITY POLYTECHNIC
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE CITY POLYTECHNIC TO SEE HOW THE INSTITUTION HAS DEVELOPED SINCE IT WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED IN JANUARY LAST YEAR.
THE PERMANENT CAMPUS OF THE POLYTECHNIC, WHICH WILL BE ON A LARGE OPEN SITE IN NORTH KOWLOON, WILL BE READY IN OCTOBER 1988. MEANWHILE. THE FIRST STUDENTS STARTED WORK IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR IN PREMISĖS AT ARGYLE CENTRE IN MONG KOK. FOR THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR, THERE WILL BE EIGHT DEPARTMENTS WITH NEARLY 2 600 STUDENTS.
AFTER INSPECTING A RANGE OF FACILITIES AND SUPPORTING SERVICES, INCLUDING THE COMPUTER AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRES, AND LABORATORIES AND WORKSHOPS, SIR DAVID WAS BRIEFED BY THE DIRECTOR, DR DAVID JOHNS, ON PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLYTECHNIC. HE ALSO MET THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AND HEADS OF THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS TO DISCUSS THE IR WORK WITH THEM.
BOARD TO STUDY SHA TAU KOK PLANS ***
A FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SHA TAU KOK WILL BE TABLED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST 22.
THE ACTING NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PETER TAM, SAID PLANS FOR THE PROJECT HAD NOT BEEN FINALISED AND CONSULTATIONS WERE CONTINUING WITH VILLAGERS AFFECTED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT.
THE SHA TAU KOK RURAL COMMITTEE WOULD BE CONSULTED IN DUE COURSE.
VILLAGERS OF KONG HA TSUEN IN SHA TAU KOK HAVE EXPRESSED WORRIES THAT THE LEVEL OF THE LAND TO BE FORMED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WOULD AFFECT THEIR FUNG-SHU).
A BRIEFING WAS GIVEN THIS MORNING FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND THE CONSULTANCY FIRM INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT.
THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RURAL HOUSING ESTATE TO ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 3 000 VILLAGERS LIVING IN SQUATTER AREAS AT YIM LIU HA AND CHOI YUEN KOK.
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