THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1987
10
DIRECTION SIGNS HAVE BEEN PUT UP ALONG THE TRUNK ROAD AS WELL AS THE SERVICE ROADS AT APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS TO DIRECT MOTORISTS.
CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE NEW ROAD SECTION WAS ABOUT $110
MILLION.
IT FORMS THE FIRST PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAK KUAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHICH COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION IN FOUR PHASES OF A 12-KILOMETRE HIGH CAPACITY TRUNK ROAD FROM FAN KAM ROAD TO AU TAU, RUNNING ALONG THE AL IGNMENT OF THE EXISTING CASTLE PEAK ROAD THROUGH KWU TUNG, SAN TIN, MAI PO AND SAN WAI.
THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT, FROM PAK SHEK AU TO MAI PU, WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC BY LATE 1988 TO COINCIDE WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE VEHICULAR BORDER LINK AT LOK MA CHAU WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, PROVIDING A HIGH CAPACITY TRUNK ROAD BETWEE" CHINA AND THE KOWLOON URBAN AREAS.
THE WHOLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY LATE 1997.
NEW CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE OPENS
*****
THE PURPOSE OF SETTING UP CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES IS TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS, CHARACTER AND POTENTIAL THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN GROUP RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ALSO TO WIDEN THEIR HORIZON AND ENHANCE THEIR SOCIALISATION SKILLS THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION'S CHUK YUEN CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IN WONG TAI SIN, SHE NOTED THAT THERE WERE 38 WELFARE AGENCIES ENGAGING IN YOUTH WORK IN HONG KONG AND THEY OPERATED MORE THAN 180 CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES WITH SUBVENTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
+THERE ARE SOME 900 YOUTH SOCIAL WORKERS SERVING IN THESE CENTRES WHICH HAVE ABOUT 170 000 MEMBERS, SHE SAID.
MRS WONG POINTED OUT THAT THE NEW CENTRE OPENED TODAY WAS AMONG THE FIRST BATCH OF 25 WELFARE PROJECTS THE FITTING OUT OF WHICH WAS HANDLED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
SHE ALSO SAID THAT SINCE ITS COMING INTO OPERATION LAST DECEMBER, THE CENTRE HAD ALREADY ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1 400 MEMBERS WITH THE DAILY ATTENDANCE RATE OF SOME 120 YOUTHS.
+THIS SIGNIFIES A GOOD START FOR THE CENTRE AND I AM PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE ACTIVITIES OFFERED WILL BE FURTHER ENRICHED SOON WITH THE SETTING UP OF A TOY LIBRARY, SHE SAID.
MRS WONG PAID TRIBUTE TO THE HONG KONG PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO YOUTH SOCIAL WORK, NOTING THAT ITS SERVICES INCLUDED THE OPERATION OF YOUTH AND CHILDREN CENTRES, OUTREACHING TEAMS, YOUTH HOSTELS, INDOOR GAMES HALLS AND THE EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME.
/11