TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1986
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SEMINAR TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN YUEN LONG
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BUSINESSMEN AND EXECUTIVES OF LARGE CORPORATIONS WHO ARE EYEING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN YUEN LONG ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A SEMINAR TO BE HELD IN THE FAIRVIEW PARK COUNTRY CLUB FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM ON SEPTEMBER 5.
ENTITLED +MAKE YOUR INVESTMENT IN YUEN LONG A SUCCESS+, THE SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE FAIRVIEW PARK COUNTRY CLUB TO PROVIDE POTENTIAL INVESTORS TO THE DISTRICT WITH AN OVERALL PICTURE OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE.
IT WAS ALSO ORGANISED IN THE LIGHT OF THE GROWING ATTRACTION OF YUEN LONG TO INVESTORS WHICH WAS PROMPTED BY THE MANY MASSIVE PUBLIC DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE DISTRICT SUCH AS THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, THE TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN AND THE YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.
SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE THE FORMER YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, DR TANG SIU-TONG, AND SENIOR OFFICER OF BARCLAYS BANK, MR ADOLPHUS WAN.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE HOW IS YUEN LONG A GOOD PLACE FOR INVESTMENT+, +AREAS OF POTENTIAL INVESTMENT IN YUEN LONG+, AND +RUNNING AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS+.
THOSE INTERESTED IN THE SEMINAR CAN CONTACT MISS MAGGIE SO OF THE FAIRVIEW PARK COUNTRY CLUB (TEL. 0-716333) OR MR THOMAS CHOW OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE (TEL. 0-792261).
HUNG SHUI KIU TO BECOME DISTRICT CENTRE
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MEMBERS OF THE TOWN PLANNING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE REVISED HUNG SHUT KIU LAYOUT PLAN AT A MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOO1..
UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S BASE STRATEGY STUDY, HUNG SHUI KIJ WAS DESIGNATED AS A DISTRICT CENTRE IN THE YUEN'LONG-TUEN MUN CORRIDOR AREA WHICH WOULD BECOME A FOCUS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.
INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSALS WOULD BE A SYSTEM OF NEW ROADS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF HUNG SHUI KIU FROM CASTLE PEAK ROAD, MAKING IT A PUBLIC TRANSPORT CENTRE WITH AN LRT STOP AND A TRANSPORT TERMINUS FOR BUSES, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND TAXIS.
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