THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1990
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GOVERNOR VISITS TAI PO
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THE GOVERNOR,
TAI PO IS A NEW TOWN HONG KONG CAN BE PROUD OF, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID DURING A VISIT THERE TODAY (THURSDAY).
EXPANSION,
"IT HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF MODERN, ATTRACTIVE HOUSING WITH
THE TOWN'S RAPID EXCELLENT FACILITIES. AND DESPITE
* HE SAID. FEELING OF COMMUNITY IS STRONG,
SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON WERE ACCOMPANIED ON THE ACTING REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND THE ACTING TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS MARY CHOW.
SOME THE
THEIR VISIT BY
MR LEO KWAN,
PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AND THEY WALKED THROUGH TAI PO CENTRE, A
A FAMILY LIVING IN A HOME OWNERSHIP COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, MET SCHEME FLAT IN TAI WO ESTATE AND VISITED KAM SHEK NEW VILLAGE.
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THEY WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEW TOWN AND MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND OTHER LOCAL PERSONALITIES AT RECEPTION.
"TAI PO IS STILL OLYMPIC-SIZE SWIMMING POOL IS DAVID SAID.
DEVELOPING
A SPORTS AND DUE FOR COMPLETION
COMPLEX NEXT
WITH YEAR,
AN
SIR
ELDERLY AND DAY "HOUSING SCHEMES FOR THE YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
"OTHER
PIPE-LINE.
FACILITIES,
INCLUDING
CARE
CENTRES
FOR
AN
INFIRMARY,
ARE IN THE
ΤΟ ENSURE THAT
"WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD THESE PROJECTS MEET THE NEEDS AND WISHES OF THE PEOPLE OF TAI PO."
1979. THE POPULATION DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO NEW TOWN BEGAN IN IS NOW 190,000 AND IS FORECAST TO REACH 250,000 IN THE LATE 1990'S.
PORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS KEY ROLE TO PLAY
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THE PORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD (PDB) HAS AN ABSOLUTELY KEY ROLE PLAY TO ADVISING THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL REALITIES OF PORT AND THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF ITS COMPONENT PARTS.
TO
THE
ADDRESSING THE
COMMITTEE TODAY (THURSDAY), THE
AMERICAN CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE SECRETARY OF THE PORT
TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT ADVISE THE
PORT
BOARD, MR TONY CLARK, SAID THE BOARD WOULD BE EXPECTED TO GOVERNMENT ON THE FUTURE SCALE, TIMING AND NATURE OF ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.
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