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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1978

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO URGED EMPLOYERS ENGAGED IN NON-DESIGNATED TRADES TO SEND CONTRACTS OF APPRENTICESHIP TO THE DIVISION FOR VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION,

A GUIDE BOOK ON THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE AND A LIST OF THE 28 DESIGNATED TRADES CAN BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE AT ANY OFFICES OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

SITE VISIT BY P.W.D.'S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT ******

MR. DAVID STEAD, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, TODAY VISITED A NUMBER OF SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF VARIOUS P.W.D. PROJECTS.

ACCOMPANIED BY CHIEF ENGINEERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR. STEAD FIRST WENT TO KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR, THE THIRD INCINERATOR PLANT

IN HONG KONG.

WORK ON THE 150-METRE CHIMNEY, THE TALLEST IN HONG KONG, AND THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE PLANT ARE NEAR COMPLETION AND THE PLANT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME OPERATIONAL THIS AUTUMN.

FROM KWAI CHUNG, MR. STEAD PROCEEDED TO TSUEN WAN WHERE HE SAW THE FOUNDATION WORK ON THE TSUEN WAN BY-PASS STAGE ONE.

THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TSUEN WAN BY-PASS INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WHICH WILL JOIN KWAI CHUNG ROAD WITH TEXACO ROAD.

THE FOUNDATION WORK, WHICH STARTED IN THE SECOND HALF OF LAST YEAR, IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED EY SEPTEMBER.

ANOTHER SITE VISITED BY MR. STEAD TODAY WAS THE TUEN MUN ROAD STAGE ONE, HONG KONG'S BIGGEST HIGHWAY PROJECT.

MR. STEAD WAS PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE $300 MILLION ROAD WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN NEXT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.

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