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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1985
+FROM WHAT WE HAVE HEARD THIS EVENING, AND FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT, IT IS QUITE CLEAR THAT THE WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT WITH EVER-INCREASING ENTHUSIASM, SHE SAID.
THE NEW YOUTH HEALTH CARE CENTRE AND THE YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS WOULD BE A GREAT HELP IN ACHIEVING THE AIM OF SPREADING THE FAMILY PLANNING MESSAGE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.
+PARENTS AND TEACHERS TOO MUST BE INCLUDED AND IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT THEY, AS MUCH AS THE STUDENTS, WILL BENEFIT FROM THE NEW PROGRAMMES, SHE SAID.
AT THE MEETING, LADY YOUDE ALSO ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO BECOME HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION.
INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF YUEN LONG PROMOTED
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YUEN LONG IS HONG KONG'S LARGEST REMAINING SOURCE OF LAND WITH GOOD LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL, DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN YUEN LONG SEMINAR, ORGANISED FOR MANUFACTURERS AND BUSINESSMEN TO HELP THEM EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS AND PROMOTE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
MR WILSON POINTED OUT THAT WITH THE GOOD ROAD NETWORK AND EFFICIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN YUEN LONG AND THE URBAN AREAS HAD SHORTENED CONSIDERABLY.
HE ADDED THAT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIGHT RAILWAY TRANSIT AND THE LOK MA CHAU CROSS-BORDER LINK FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE MADE TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
+YUEN LONG HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 250 000, BUT WITHIN SEVEN YEARS, WHEN THE TWO PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN YUEN LONG TOWN AND THOSE IN TIN SHUT WAI BEGIN TAKING IN NEW RESIDENTS, THERE WILL BE A FURTHER 130 000 PEOPLE, HE SAID.
+AGRICULTURE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN A STRONG ELEMENT IN THE DISTRICT'S ECONOMY, BUT NEW JOBS WITHIN THE DISTRICT MUST BE CREATED TO CATER FÖR NEW RESIDENTS MOVING INTO THE AREA.
+NEW FACTORIES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN TONG YAN SAN TSUEN AND THE TUNG TAU INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND WITH THE EXPECTED SATURATION IN THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, INDUSTRIALISTS WILL DO WELL TO REALISE THE ADVANTAGES OF ESTABLISHING A BASE IN YUEN LONG.
+FROM 1986 ONWARDS 63 HECTARES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, HE ADDED.
/ALSO SPEAKING