MONDAY, MAY 1, 1989
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MORE OPEN SPACES FOR FANLING/SHEUNG SHUI NEW TOWN
DEVELOP RECREATION
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO OPEN SPACES IN FANLING AREAS 42 AND 44 TO PROVIDE MORE FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS AT FANLING SOUTH.
THAN 2.3 ARE PART SHEUNG
THE WORKS, WHICH INVOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE HECTARES OF OPEN SPACES NEAR TIN SUM TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FANLING AND SHUI NEW TOWN.
TURFED TRAIL,
FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDE AN ARTIFICIAL MINI-SOCCER PITCH, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, JOGGING TOILET-CUM-CHANGING ROOM, BASKETBALL-CUM-VOLLEYBALL COURTS, VIEWING PAVILIONS AND GARDEN AREAS.
WORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO START IN AUGUST AND ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE DEPARTMENT'S NEW TERRITORIES NORTH EAST DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
IS NOW INVITING TENDERS FOR THESE WORKS.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON MAY 19.
REGIONAL SECRETARY TOURS TURN MUN
ADOLF HSL,
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR TODAY (MONDAY) TOURED TUEN MUN TO KEEP HIMSELF ABREAST OF THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN WAN, MR HSU FIRST VISITED NAI WAI VILLAGE. THE VILLAGE IS ABOUT 500 YEARS
OLD AND ITS 2,000 INDIGENOUS INHABITANTS ARE SAID TO BE DESCENDENTS OF ΤΟ YUEN-MING, A FAMOUS POET OF THE JIN DYNASTY,
AS TO THE PRESENT, THE VILLAGE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE URBAN FRINGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME WITH WORKS ON UPGRADING THE ROAD SYSTEM AND THE PROVISION OF COMMUNAL PARKING FACILITIES TO START LATER THIS YEAR.
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MR HSU THEN WENT TO THE ROOFTOP OF A BUILDING IN TUEN MUN CENTRE FOR A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS TAKING PLACE IN THE AREA.
LATER, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY OBSERVED MARKET GARDENING IN SO KWUN WAT AREA AND WAS SHOWN AROUND A CONTAINER STORAGE SITE.
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