MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1990
FACTORY OWNERS HAVE AGREED TO CARRY OUT REMEDIAL DRAINAGE WORKS FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF THE TSUEN WAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE, SET UP A YEAR AGO TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
SIR DAVID THEN TOOK A WALK ALONG CHUNG ON STREET AND VISITED THE JOCKEY CLUB TAK WAH PARK IN THE TOWN CENTRE.
PHASE I OF THE PARK'S CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 1989 AND PHASE II WILL START SHORTLY AFTER THE CLEARANCE OF HOI PA VILLAGE AND THE TAK WAH STREET TEMPORARY MARKET.
MUCH NEEDED OPEN SPACE WILL THUS SOON BECOME AVAILABLE AT THE HUB OF THE TOWN CENTRE.
THE GOVERNOR THEN VISITED THE YUEN YUEN INSTITUTE AT LO WAI, A CHARITABLE ORGANISATION FOUNDED SOME 40 YEARS AGO.
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SIR DAVID WAS IMPRESSED BY THE INSTITUTE'S EXPANSION AND THE GOVERNMENT'S LAYOUT PLAN FOR LO WAI, WHICH WOULD GREATLY
IMPROVE THE VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT.
BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, THE GOVERNOR MET DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AT A TEA RECEPTION HELD AT THE SHEK WAI KOK COMMUNITY HALL.
SIR DAVID WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS VISIT BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU; TSUEN WAN OFFICER, MR WILLIAM SHIV: AND DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN,
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HK HAS QUALITIES TO ENSURE URBAN RENEWAL'S SUCCESS
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THE GOVERNMENT FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT HONG KONG, WITH FULL EMPLOYMENT, A GROWING ECONOMY AND RISING ASPIRATIONS FOR HOME OWNERSHIP, HAS THE BASE AND THE INCENTIVE TO MAKE URBAN RENEWAL A TOTAL SUCCESS.
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID THIS WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S THIRD STREET PROJECT, WHICH IS A JOINT VENTURE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT.
SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BECAUSE IT RECOGNISED THE NEED TO REFURBISH AND REJUVENATE MANY OF THE OLDER URBAN AREAS IN HONG KONG WHICH SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF POOR PLANNING AND ENSUING LACK OF FACILITIES.
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