MONDAY, MAY 31, 1993
MR GOODLAD THEN WENT ON BOARD THE DEPARTMENT'S WATER QUALITY MONITORING VESSEL "DR CATHERINE LAM" AND TRAVELLED TO THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER AND THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION AREA.
HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICIALS ON THE POSITION TRACKING SYSTEM AND THE COMPUTERISED WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE VESSEL.
MR GOODLAD WAS ALSO PROVIDED WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT HONG KONG'S SEWAGE STRATEGY, THE PROGRESS OF THE RECLAMATION PROJECTS AND THE ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS BEING MONITORED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS OFFICE.
THIS AFTERNOON HE TOURED TSUEN WAN DISTRICT AS PART OF HIS VISIT ITINERARY TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, THE MINISTER STARTED THE TOUR BY CALLING AT THE SHEK WAI KOK SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY WHERE HE SAW ELDERLY ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
OPENED IN 1982, THE CENTRE IS ONE OF THE THREE WELFARE SERVICE UNITS OPERATED BY THE NON-PROFIT-MAKING HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED IN TSUEN WAN.
THE VISITING PARTY THEN WENT TO THE ROOFTOP OF A BUILDING IN TSUEN KING CIRCUIT FOR A PANORAMIC VIEW OF TSUEN WAN AND A BRIEFING ON THE DISTRICT'S DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ROUTE 5 EXTENSION AND RELATED PROJECTS.
THE PROPOSED EXTENSION IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE TRAFFIC FROM THE TSUEN WAN SECTION OF THE TUEN MUN ROAD TO GO NON-STOP TO SHA TIN VIA THE SHING MUN TUNNEL, BY-PASSING TSUEN WAN.
LATER THE PARTY WENT TO TSUEN WAN PLAZA, ONE OF
THE LARGEST COMMERCIAL COMPLEXES IN THE DISTRICT, AND TOURED THE SHOPPING THERE.
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BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, THE MINISTER AND THE MET DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS OVER TEA RECEPTION.
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ALSO ACCOMPANYING MR GOODLAD ON THE TOUR WERE SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR ALBERT LAM, AND DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHOW.
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