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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1985
+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT SEVERAL MORE MAJOR LEISURE PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR, INCLUDING A SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, AN INDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, THE BUTTERFLY BEACH RECREATION AREA AND THE TUEN MUN CULTURAL COMPLEX. +
HE SAID TUEN MUN WAS A FAST DEVELOPING NEW TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF 260 000,
THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AT A RATE OF AROUND 28 000 EACH YEAR AND BY THE END OF THE DECADE IT SHOULD REACH SOME 400 000 PEOPLE.
MR CHEUNG SAID THAT THE TOWN PARK TOGETHER WITH OTHER EXISTING AND PLANNED FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT WOULD HELP TO CATER NOT ONLY FOR THE RECREATION NEEDS BUT ALSO PROVIDE A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR RESIDENTS OF TUEN MUN.
EARLIER THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID THAT THE PARK WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NON-URBAN AREA.
MR HAMMOND THANKED ALL THOSE WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK, ESPECIALLY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH HAD MONITORED AND SUPERVISED THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT.
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COMMITTEE OPENS MEETING TO THE PUBLIC ****
THE URBAN COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE CHA IRED BY MR WALTER SULKE HELD ITS FIRST PUBLIC MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY).
MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON OPERATIONAL MATTERS WHEN THE MEMBERS CONSIDERED METHODS OF IMPROVING BEACH-CLEANSING DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THE FEASIBILITY OF THE U.C. ASSUMING CLEANSING RESPONSIBILITY OF THE URBAN CARGO-HANDLING AREAS FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO EVALUATED.
MR SULKE SAID HE WOULD APPROACH THE U.C. FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH A PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING.
IT WAS ALSO REVEALED THAT THE EXPECTED DEMAND FROM URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS FOR THE CAMPAIGN'S +CHINESE NEW YEAR DOOR GOD+ POSTER HAD RISEN TO 140 000 THIS COMING LUNAR NEW YEAR, COMPARED TO 90 000 LAST YEAR.
THE COMMITTEE