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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1976

WHEN IT IS FINALLY CLOSED TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR IT WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 40 ACRES OF FLAT LAND SUITABLE FOR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL USE. THE REMAINING 25 ACRES WILL COMPRISE SLOPES ON THE PERIMETER OF THE FLAT LAND AND AND WILL BE TURFED AND PROVIDED WITH STORM WATER DRAINS.

MEANWHILE, THE PWD HAS BEGUN PRELIMINARY WORK ON TWO MORE CONTROLLED TIPS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES — ONE AT SHIU LANG SHUT IN TUEN MUN AND THE OTHER AT MA TSO LUNG IN YUEN LONG.

THE SHIU LANG SHUI TIP SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE 1977 OR EARLY 1978 AND IS ESTIMATED TO PROVIDE ABOUT 14 ACRES OF RECREATIONAL LAND AFTER IT HAS REACHED ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 560,000 TONNES.

THE MA TSO LUNG TIP, WITH A CAPACITY OF 160,000 TONNES, IS

WHEN IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE READY TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR. CLOSED IN 1979 IT WILL PROVIDE ALMOST FOUR ACRES OF LAND FOR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION.

MASS ACTIVITIES VITAL IN LARGE COMMUNITIES

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MASS ACTIVITIES ARE IMPORTANT TO MEET THE RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, THIS MORNING WHEN HE OPENED THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FUN FAIR ORGANISED FOR ABOUT 20,000 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WONG - TAI SIN DISTRICT.

MR. LEE NOTED THAT THE FAIR SHOWED THAT THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT HAD SUCCESSFULLY MOBILISED ITS RESOURCES IN THE PRODUCTION OF COMMUNITY-WIDE FUNCTIONS.

+COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OF SUCH A HIGH DEGREE HAS SET A FINE EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT CAN WORK TOGETHER TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY,+·

MR. LEE SAID THAT THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE SET UP IN THE DISTRICT WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN GROUP ACTIVITIES.

THE DIRECTOR PRAISED THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS, WELFARE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS AND FACTORIES IN THE DISTRICT FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

THE FAIR WAS ORGANISED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR LADY OF MARYKNOLL HOSPITAL AND REDEMPTION LUTHERAN CHURCH KI LIN CENTRE, WHICH LOOK AFTER THE SICK AND THE ELDERLY IN THE DISTRICT.