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香港政府

GIS 新聞處

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

SUPPLEMENT

Tuesday, January 31, 1978

GOVERNOR LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL

The following is the full text of the speech by the Governor,

Sir Murray MacLehose, at the laying of the foundation stone for the

Tsuen Wan Town Hall today:

I am sure the people of Tsuen Wan will all share my deep

personal satisfaction that the foundation stone of their Town Hall has

been laid, and that they can expect the Hall to open before the end of

next year.

The present pace and growth of construction in the conurbation of Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung/Tsing I is phenomenal. But the building of

this Town Hall marks a turning point in its development as a community.

It is also symbolic of the Government's new policy in the New

Territories as a whole. This policy walks on three legs: The Heung

Yee Kuk as the adviser about New Territories affairs; the more direct

association of residents with the administration of their own towns or

districts through participation in District Advisory Boards; and the provision of community cultural and recreational facilities of all sorts

up to standards normal in the urban areas. It is symptomatic of this

policy that while this Hall is being built, long-overdue construction

of the market is underway, the Yeung Uk Road sportsground is being constructed, and that of the 26 secondary schools to be built by 1981, four have been completed and eight are under construction at the present time.

/The Government

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House. Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191