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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1976

GOVERNOR TOURS TSUEN WAN

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, SPENT THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING TOURING TSUEN WAN, ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES HAYES.

SIR MURRAY BEGAN HIS VISIT AT THE LAI KING HEADLAND VANTAGE POINT FROM WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A BRIEFING ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN BY THE PROJECT MANAGER, MR F.E. SHORT, AND MR HAYES,

HE THEN TOURED THE FACTORY AREA IN TAI LIN PAI ROAD AND MET CHAIRMEN OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN TSUEN WAN AT THE LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE, THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BRIEFING ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TOWN.

THE GOVERNOR ALSO HELD DISCUSSIONS LASTING 30 MINUTES WITH MEMBERS OF TSUEN WAN AND TSING YI RURAL COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE RESPECTIVE CHAIRMEN, MR PETER YEUNG AND MR TANG YUEN-PUI,

SIR MURRAY ENDED HIS VISIT TO THE DISTRICT BY GOING ON A SEA TOUR ROUND TSING YI ISLAND, DURING WHICH HE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN MANAGEMENT MATTERS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES BOTH ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS STARTING FROM 1 A.M. ON FRIDAY (MAY 21) TO ENABLE WATERWORKS STAFF TO CARRY OUT LEAKAGE TESTS.

IN CAUSEWAY BAY DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY ELECTRIC ROAD, LAU SIN STREET, HING FAT STREET AND THE SEA FRONT, INCLUDING THE CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY, THE VICTORIA PARK AND THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC POWER STATION, NORTH POINT.

ANOTHER AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, WESTERN STREET, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND EASTERN STREET.

IN KOWLOON, THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY NATHAN ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD. NULLAH ROAD, TUNG CHOI STREET AND ARGYLE STREET, INCLUDING SAI YEUNG CHO STREET, FIFE STREET, MONG KOK ROAD, AND BUTE STREET.

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