THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1988
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REGIONAL SECRETARY TOURS TSUEN WAN DISTRICT
MR
MICHAEL
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, SUEN, TODAY (THURSDAY) TOURED TSUEN WAN AND WAS IMPRESSED BY THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS FIRST GENERATION NEW TOWN.
MR
ON ARRIVAL AT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE IN THE MORNING, SUEN WAS MET BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM SHIU, AND SENIOR STAFF OF THE OFFICE.
THE PARTY THEN DROVE TO MEI WAN STREET WHERE THE OFFICE OF THE FEDERATION OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION IS LOCATED. GREETING THE REGIONAL SECRETARY AT THE OFFICE WAS THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN.
DURING HIS BRIEF STAY AT THE OFFICE, MR SUEN LEARNT OF THE ACTIVE ROLE THE ASSOCIATION TOOK IN ORGANISING DIFFERENT SPORTS EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE PARTY THEN PROCEEDED TO THE ROOFTOP OF BLOCK 5 AT THE RIVIERA GARDEN FOR A PANORAMIC VIEW OF TSUEN WAN OLD TOWN CENTRE AND THE COASTAL AREAS.
MR SURN WAS BRIEFED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER ON DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN THE DISTRICT.
THE VARIOUS
RECLAMATION,
HE LEARNT THAT ON COMPLETION OF THE WATERFRONT ABOUT 12 HECTARES OF LAND FOR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL USES WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE.
THE PROPOSED SHING MUN VALLEY DEVELOPMENT PLAN WOULD INVOLVE THE TRANSFORMATION OF 25 HECTARES OF LAND INTO A MAJOR RECREATIONAL AREA WITH FACILITIES SUCH AS A SPORTS STADIUM, SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, INDOOR RECREATION CENTRE AND SITTING-OUT AREAS.
ON MAJOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, MR SUEN NOTED THAT WORK ROUTE 5 HAD ALREADY BEGUN.
ON
THIS SEVEN-KILOMETRE LONG NEW TRUNK ROAD, TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR, WILL PROVIDE A FAST ROUTE BETWEEN THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS OF TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN.
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AFTER ATTENDING A LUNCH RECEPTION DURING WHICH HE MET COMMUNITY LEADERS, MR SUEN MADE A COURTESY CALL TO THE TSUEN WAN RURAL COMMITTEE, ONE OF THE MOST LONG-STANDING ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
HIS
AND EXPRESSED
IN
COMMUNITY BUILDING
HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE COMMITTEE'S WORK WISH OF SEEING THE MEMBERS' CONTINUED SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.
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