MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1985
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UK TRANSPORT CHIEF TOURS SHA TIN
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT, MR NICHOLAS RIDLEY TODAY (MONDAY) SAW VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN SHA TIN DURING A VISIT TO THE NEW TOWN.
MR RIDLEY FIRST WENT TO THE LION'S PAVILION FOR A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE NEW TOWN.
AFTER A BRIEFING ON SHA TIN'S DEVELOPMENTS BY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, HE WENT TO KAU TO HILL TO SEE THE NEWLY-COMPLETED TOLO HARBOUR COASTAL TRUNK ROAD LINKING SHA TIN AND TAI PO NEW TOWNS.
THE HIGHWAY IS SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 25).
MR RIDLEY ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MA ON SHAN, WHICH IS THE MAIN EXTENSION TO SHA TIN NEW TOWN, AND THAT THE TARGET POPULATION OF 800 000 IN SHA TIN WAS EXPECTED TO BE REACHED BY THE 1990'S.
PUBLIC HELP URGED FOR DISTRICT OFFICE WORK
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THE WORKLOAD OF DISTRICT OFFICES HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY HEAVIER IN THE PAST FEW YEARS WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID TODAY (MONDAY),
+THOUGH ALL OUR STAFF ARE DOING THEIR BEST, IT IS DIFFICULT TO REACH OUR TARGET WITHOUT THE HELP AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION, THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISES, PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ON THE +GREEN PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG+ AND THE SINO-BRITISH DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, AND THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION THIS THURSDAY, WERE EXAMPLES OF THE EXTENSIVE WORK DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF ARE INVOLVED IN.
MR WIGGHAM WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE THIS MORNING ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF THE NEW HARBOUR BUILDING IN CENTRAL.
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