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MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1988
THESE WERE THE IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO SIU HANG TSUEN AND PO TONG HA TSUEN; RECONSTRUCTION OF A BAILEY BRIDGE AT SHUI TAU TSUEN, KAM TIN; AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VILLAGE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS TO SHUN FUNG WAI AND NAI WAI.
LAYOUTS
WORK AGENCY
FOR TERSE
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SERVED AS THE THREE PROJECTS. OTHER SUCH PROJECTS HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE GROUP ALSO WENT TO CHUK HANG IN WANG TOI SHAN TO SER A LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PLAYGROUND WHICH IS BEING UPGRADED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION. THE PROJECT WILL BK HANDED OVER ΤΟ THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE UPON COMPLETION.
THREE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WERE ALSO VISITED. THESE WERE THE 9.2-HECTARE BUTTERFLY BEACH RECREATION ARRA, THE YUEN LONG TOWN PARK AT SHUI NGAU LENG AND A LOCAL OPEN SPACE AT KAT HING WAI, KAM TIN.
CONSTRUCTION WORK AT THE BUTTERFLY BEACH RECREATION AREA WILL BE COMPLETED IN THREE PHASES WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
THE OTHER TWO PROJECTS ARE STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGE. THE KAT HING WAI PROJECT IS THE FIRST OF 15 CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS WHICH THE REGIONAL COUNCIL PLANS TO UNDERTAKE IN THE RURAL PARTS OF YUEN LONG IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
CONCLUDING THE VISIT, MR SUEN 9AID IN VIEW OF THE NEED ΤΟ DO MUCH MORE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
IN RURAL AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE GOVERNMENT WAS DRAWING UP A RURAL PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THESE AREAS.
THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS WAS CO-ORDINATING THE EXERCISE WHICH INVOLVED SUBSTANTIAL INPUT FROM THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
THE HEUNG YEE KUK, RURAL COMMITTEES AND DISTRICT BOARDS WOULD BE CONSULTED BEFORE THE PROGRAMME WAS FINALISED, HE ADDED.
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