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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1990

"I HOPE THEY WILL MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS. THE AGREEMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATIONS PER MONTH IS A VERY GOOD THING, AND THE MORE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATIONS WE HAVE, THE BETTER, HE SAID.

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THE GOVERNOR SAID HE HOPED THERE WOULD ALSO BE AGREEMENT ON HOW CONTINUE WITH MANDATORY REPATRIATION, ADDING: "1 EMPHASISE THAT WORD CONTINUE, BECAUSE THERE WAS, AFTER ALL, AN AGREEMENT LAST YEAR WHICH ALLOWED FOR THE FIRST NON-VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION LAST DECEMBER.

"SQ WHAT WE WANT NOW IS

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ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONTINUING THE

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PROCESS, HE ADDED.

COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLANNED FOR TSUEN WAN

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RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF TSUEN WAN WILL BENEFIT FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLANS NOW UNDER WAY, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) DURING A VISIT THE DISTRICT.

"THE WAY THIS FIRST GENERATION NEW TOWN HAS RECENTLY VERY IMPRESSIVE, SIR DAVID SAID.

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"THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED ΤΟ CONTINUE ITS IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE, HE ADDED.

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EFFORTS TO

WHERE HE WAS

THE GOVERNOR VISITED THE MA WAN RURAL COMMITTEE TOLD THAT A BRANCH ROAD MIGHT BE PROVIDED IN MA WAN TO LINK UP WITH THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING BETWEEN THE NEW CHEK LAP KOK AIRPORT AND THE URBAN AREA.

THE RURAL COMMITTEE HOPED THAT SUCH A LINK WOULD BOOST THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISLAND.

THE GOVERNOR WAS GIVEN A PANORAMIC VIEW OF TSUEN WAN FROM THE ROOFTOP OF A BUILDING IN RIVIERA GARDENS, HE WAS TOLD HOW THE GARDENS, FORMERLY THE SITE OF AN OJL DEPOT, HAVE DEVELOPED INTO A SELF-CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL ESTATE WITH ADJACENT LAND RECLAIMED PROVIDE SPACE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

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"THE PROJECT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN CHANGE LAND USE TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE RESIDENTS, SIR DAVID SAID,

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IN THE REAR LANE OF WANG WO TSAI STREET, A SITE NOTORIOUS FOR ITS DRAINAGE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY UNTREATED INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS FROM FACTORIES NEARBY, THE GOVERNOR WAS TOLD HOW CONDITIONS OF THE AREA WOULD SOON BE IMPROVED.

/FACTORY OWNERS

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