FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1987
+AND IT'S NO USE FINDING AN OUT-OF-THE-WAY ISLAND WHICH W PUT UP THE COST OF TRANSPORTING FUEL AND POWER FROM THAT ISLAND.+
SIR DAVID STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT +STEAM-ROLLER+ A DECISION THROUGH.
+ IT'LL BE LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY AND THE LOCAL PEOPLE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE FULLY CONSULTED+.
ASKED ABOUT A MEETING SIR DAVID EARLIER HAD WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, HE SAID THEY TALKED ABOUT A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING POLLUTION, NOISE POLLUTION, ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON BUILDINGS AND THE RELOCATION OF THE OIL DEPOTS TO TSING YI.
SIR DAVID LOOKS AT TSING YI DEVELOPMENT
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TOURED TSING YI THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON TO LOOK AT LATEST DEVELOPMENT ON THE ISLAND.
ON HIS ARRIVAL BY HELICOPTER AT THE TSING YI ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SOCCER PITCH, SIR DAVID WAS MET BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, AND PROJECT MANAGER, DR EDWARD PRYOR.
THE PARTY WENT TO THE SITE OFFICE OF THE TSING YI NORTHERN BRIDGE WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED ON PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRIDGE AND POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE DISTRICT.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE $200 MILLION BRIDGE STARTED IN 1984 AND WHEN COMPLETED LATER THIS YEAR, WILL PROVIDE A SECOND LINK BETWEEN TSING YI AND THE MAINLAND.
AT THE ROOF-TOP OF TSING YI GARDENS, A PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECT WHICH WOULD HOUSE 8 000 PEOPLE SIR DAVID HAD A PANORAMIC VIEW OF NORTH-EASTERN TSING YI WHERE OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WORKS WERE IN PROGRESS BESIDE THE NEW BRIDGE.
FURTHER RECLAMATION WORK WHICH STARTED LAST YEAR WOULD BE COMPLETED IN 1990 AND PROVIDE SOME 64 HECTARES OF LAND FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, TOGETHER WITH SCHOOLS, RECREATION FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE.
/SIR DAVID
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