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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1988
THE TOTAL COST OF LAND RESUMPTION FOR THIS
PROJECT WAS OVER
$60 MILLION.
"TO GUARD AGAINST THE FLOODING
OF RIVER INDUS, WHICH WOULD AFFECT SHEUNG SHUI VILLAGE, A $10 MILLION FLOOD PROTECTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED," HE SAID.
SCHEME
MR CHEUNG ALSO NOTED THAT WORK ON THE FIRST URBAN FRINGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN NORTH DISTRICT HAD BEGUN IN MARCH.
OF
"THE $0.78 MILLION PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVES RECONSTRUCTION 364 METRES OF A VAN TRACK AT TSUNG PAK LONG VILLAGE IN SHEUNG SHUI, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE JULY, HE SAID.
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REFERRING TO THE WIDENING OF MAN KAM TO ROAD, MR CHEUNG SAID THE SECTION BETWEEN SHA LING ROADBLOCK AND FUNG KAI SECONDARY SCHOOL WOULD BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH.
"THIS WILL HELP RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION CAUSED BY A SHARP INCREASE IN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN," HE ADDED.
MR CHEUNG PRAISED THE SHEUNG SHUI RURAL COMMITTEE FOR CO-OPERATING WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN RESOLVING LOCAL PROBLEMS.
HE ALSO THANKED THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS EFFORTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN ORGANISING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
TAI PO DB TO DISCUSS STANDING ORDERS
THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS ITS ORDERS AND ENDORSE THE PROPOSED PROCEDURES FOR CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES AT ITS MEETING MORNING.
REVISED STANDING THE ELECTION OF TOMORROW (FRIDAY)
FIVE COMMITTEES THE BOARD, AND
MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER PROPOSALS TO FORM AND AN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES WORKING GROUP UNDER EXPRESS VIEWS ON THE ADOPTION OF SUMMER TIME IN HONG KONG.
ALSO AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL DECIDE IF THE BOARD SHOULD ORGANISE ANY ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 1988 AND JOINTLY ORGANISH A PROJECT ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGN/PACKAGING WITH THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES DESIGN AND PACKAGING CENTRE.
THE PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS FOR THE DISTRICT IN 1988-89 WILL BE TABLED.
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