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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1987
+ IT IS PLANNED THAT BETWEEN 1987 AND 1990, WELFARE FACILITIES IN YUEN LONG WILL BE BOOSTED WITH THE ADDITION OF THREE MORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, FOUR DAY CHILD CARE CENTRES, A MULTI-SERVICES CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, A HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY, A HALF-WAY HOUSE AND TWO SHELTERED WORKSHOPS WITH RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, + SHE SAID.
MRS WONG SAID THE LONG PING CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE TO BE OPENED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHORTLY WAS AMONG THE PROJECTS BEING DEVELOPED TO MEET THE DISTRICT NEEDS.
SHE TRACED THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WHICH DATED BACK TO 1970 AND COMPLIMENTED THE OFFICE-BEARERS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN PROMOTING COMMUNITY AND GROUP ACTIVITIES, YOUTH WORK AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES.
SHE SAID THE DEPARTMENT FULLY SUPPORTED THESE ACTIVITIES AND SUBVENTION TO THE TOWN HALL IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR AMOUNTED TO MORE THAN $2.3 MILLION.
TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE TO BE EXPANDED *****
THE AREA OF TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IS TO BE INCREASED BY 2.9 HECTARES ACCORDING TO AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO THE DRAFT TAI PO OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
THE SITE, SITUATED TO THE EAST OF TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WAS ORIGINALLY RESERVED FOR EXPANSION OF AN ADJOINING SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID EXPANSION OF THE PLANT WAS NO LONGER NECESSARY AS SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE AREA WERE SUFFICIENT.
+THE LAND RELEASED CAN NOW BE INCORPORATED INTO TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AT THE REQUEST OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CORPORATION,+ HE SAID.
IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO AMEND THE BRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN BY CHANGING THE ANNOTATION OF THE SITE FROM OTHER SPECIFIED USES (SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT)' TO 'OTHER SPECIFIED USES (INDUSTRIAL ESTATE)'.
THE AMENDMENT WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) AND A RELATED NOTICE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE AMENDMENT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BY JUNE 11.
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