TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 19.
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MORE LAND TO BE RECLAIMED IN TUEN MUN
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING FOR THE RECLAMATION OF TWO SITES IN TUEN MUN.
THE FIRST, INVOLVING AN AREA OF 14.5 HECTARES TO BE RECLAMED FROM THE SEA SOUTH OF TUEN MUN FERRY PIER, IS FOR CARGO HANDLI AND INDUSTRIAL USE.
AS PART OF THIS RECLAMATION, A 750-METRE SEAWALL AND A 50- METRE RIVER TRAINING WALL WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED.
THE SECOND RECLAMATION SITE, TO THE SOUTH OF ON TING ESTATE, WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TURNING LOOP FOR THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.
FILL MATERIAL WILL BE EXTRACTED FROM TAN KWAI TSUEN AND THE BORROW AREA NEAR THE EXISTING CONTROLLED TIP AT PILLAR POINT.
TO FACILITATE THE TRANSPORTATION OF FILL, A TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD AND A BRIDGE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO CONNECT CASTLE PEAK ROAD WITH TAN KWAI TSUEN.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN 30 MONTHS' TIME.
LOOK-AND-LEARN TOUR OF USD TRAINING SCHOOL
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THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, VISITED THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TRAINING SCHOOL THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING AND TOURED ITS VARIOUS TRAINING FACILITIES.
HE WAS GREETED ON ARRIVAL BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE TRAINING SCHOOL, MR ALBERT WONG, AND BRIEFED ON THE SETUP AND TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE SCHOOL WHICH ARE OFFERED TO STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.
MR HAMMOND FIRST TOURED THE SCHOOL'S HEADQUARTERS AT 01 KWAN COURT WHICH HOUSES THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE TRAINING UNITS BEFORE PROCEEDING NEXT DOOR TO THE MANAGEMENT TRAINING UNIT IN GUARDIAN HOUSE.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL, MR HAMMOND THEN VISITED THE HAWKERS AND MARKETS STAFF TRAINING SUB-UNIT AT ABERDEEN AND THE RECREATION, SPORTS AND AMENITIES TRAINING UNIT AT KOWLOON PARK.
HE WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIFIED TRAINING SCHOOL IN LATE 1982, A TOTAL OF 15 000 STAFF, INCLUDING HEALTH INSPECTORS, RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICERS, AMENITIES OFFICERS AND GENERAL DUTIES TEAM MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED..
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