MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1978.
SNT'S LUNAR NEW YEAR MESSAGE
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THE PEOPLE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE BEING DRAWN CLOSER TOGETHER IN THE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING OF THEIR AFFAIRS BY THE FORMATION LAST YEAR OF DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID TODAY.
IN A LUNAR NEW YEAR MESSAGE, MR. AKERS-JONĖS AID THAT IT WAS A TIME OF CHANGE AND GREAT TRANSFORMATION IN THE MEV TERRITORIES.
MR. AKERS-JONES POINTED OUT THAT $770 MILLION WAS BEING SPENT THIS YEAR ON BUILDING THE THREE NEW TOWNS OF SHA TIN, TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN.
NEARLY $40 MILLION WAS BEING SPENT IN TAI PO AS PART OF A RELATED PLAN TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE OUR MARKET TOWNS.
+NEW HOMES FOR ABOUT 100,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THERE IS WORK FOR PEOPLE IN THE NEW FACTORIES IN ALL OUR TOWNS,+ HE SAID.
+THE BUILDING OF TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL HAS BEGUN: EVERYWHERE MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE BEING PROVIDED.+
+THE CREATION OF COUNTRY PARKS WILL MAKE THE COUNTRYSIDE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ENJOYABLE FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.+
HE ADDED: IT IS RIGHT AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO REST FOR A FEW DAYS TO REFLECT ON THE YEAR THAT IS PAST AND TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR WITH CONFIDENCE AND HOPE.+
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