1987
MONDAY, MAY 11, 1987
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TSUEN WAN COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER CULTURAL PROGRAMME
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MEMBERS OF THE CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONSIDER THE PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES AND ITS BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR AT A MEETING ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 13).
THE BOARD HAS ALLOCATED $600 000 TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ORGANISING ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR.
MAJOR EVENTS TO BE ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE INCLUDE THE ANNUAL TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL AND VARIOUS OTHER ACTIVITIES.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR HOLDING PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 13 AT 2.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
ACCESS ROAD PROPOSED FOR LANTAU ****
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD A 2 400-METRE- LONG VEHICULAR ROAD BETWEEN NGONG PING ROAD AND SHAM WAT ON LANTAU ISLAND TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES FOR ABOUT 600 VILLAGERS LIVING IN SHAM WAT, SHAM SHEK TSUEN, SAN SHEK WAN AND SHA LO WAN.
APART FROM WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WHEN A FERRY SERVICE IS AVAILABLE, VILLAGERS MOVING BETWEEN SHA LO WAN AND NGONG PING ROAD HAVE TO USE EITHER AN INFREQUENT KAI-TO SERVICE OR A 4 900- METRE-LONG FOOTPATH BETWEEN THE TWO PLACES.
THE PROPOSED WORK IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-STAGE PROJECT AND WILL COMPRISE RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING OF SHAM WAT ROAD NORTH OF NGONG PING ROAD AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROAD ALONG THE ALIGNMENT OF THE EXISTING EARTH TRACK FROM SHAM WAT ROAD TO SHAM WAT.
ADEQUATE PASSING PLACES WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE ROAD TO CATER FOR MOVEMENT OF LIGHT MOTOR VEHICLES.
/EARTH CUTTING