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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1993
HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THE NEW TERRITORIES REGION OF THE CNTA HAD A WORKS SECTION IN EACH OF ITS NINE DISTRICTS, TOGETHER WITH A HEADQUARTERS UNIT WHICH PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DISTRICT-BASED WORKS TEAMS.
EVERY YEAR, THEY UNDERTAKE A LARGE NUMBER OF WORKS PROJECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS, VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES, RURAL COMMITTEES, AND ENDORSED FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY THE RELEVANT DISTRICT BOARDS.
SUGGESTIONS FOR PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY CNTA MAY ALSO COME FROM DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF OR OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
AS FOR
THE FUTURE, MR LAM SAID CNTA WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH DISTRICT BOARDS AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS IN THE INTERESTS OF REMOTE RURAL VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
AND
THE NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS, HE ASSERTED, WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DIRECTIONS AND IMPETUS TO THIS STRATEGY PROVIDE DISTRICT OFFICERS WITH THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
MR LAM'S TOUR TOOK HIM TO THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER LINK
TIN, SHUI LAU TIN TSUEN IN PAT HEUNG, LAU FAU SHAN HA TSUEN
UPDATE ON THE DRAINAGE PROJECTS THERE.
HE
WENT TO SHA PO TSUEN IN KAM TIN WHERE A CROSS-ROAD AND A VAN TRACK ARE NEARING COMPLETION.
HE ALSO VISITED SHEK KONG IN PAT HRUNG WHERE A REPLACEMENT FOOTBRIDGE WAS RECENTLY BUILT FOR THE VILLAGERS.
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CULVERT
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METRICATION WIDELY ADOPTED IN HK
WAS
METRICATION HAS BEEN WIDELY ACCEPTED IN HONG KONG SINCE IT LAUNCHED 15 YEARS AGO BUT SOME TRADERS ARE STILL USING THE OLD SYSTEM, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE, MR KENNETH YUHUNG TONGSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THE MAJOR PROBLEM WE ARE FACING INVOLVES THOSE TRADERS SELLING NON-PREPACKED FOOD LIKE FISH AND VEGETABLES, MR TONGSON SAID.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ΤΟ LAUNCH A LIVE TELEVISION VARIETY SHOW SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 10) EVENING ON
TVB.
"TRADITIONS ARE DIFFICULT TO BREAK. THERE ARE PEOPLE STILL USING TABL, CATTY, POUND AND SO ON," HE SAID.
"EVEN CHINA, HONG KONG'S MAJOR TRADING PARTNER, HAS FULLY CONVERTED TO METRIC SYSTEM TWO YEARS AGO," HE ADDED.
/MR TONGSON