THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1978
SIR DENYS THEN WENT TO YUE KCK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE MANAGER, MR. LEUNG CHUN-CHUNG, WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE AREA HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO HOUSE 5,000 SQUATTERS MAINLY FROM THE NEARBY YUEN CHAU TSAI, WHICH WAS BEING CLEARED FOR A TRUNK ROAD.
AN EXTENSION TO THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA IS PLANNED FOR COMPLETION BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR WITH AN ADDITIONAL 5,000 SPACES.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY LATER WENT TO BRIDE'S POOL WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE THE PLOVER COVE AREA AS A COUNTRY PARK TO PROVIDE YET ANOTHER RECREATIONAL OUTLET.
FROM TAI PO SIR DENYS WENT TO FANLING TO SEE WORK ON THE $12 MILLION PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WHICH WILL SERVE PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES.
THE COMPLEX WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN IN MID-JULY, IN TIME FOR THE SUMMER SWIMMING SEASON, WILL HAVE FOUR POOLS, WITH THE MAIN POOL TO BE HEATED IN WINTER SO THAT IT COULD BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SIR DENYS CONCLUDED THE VISIT BY INSPECTING THE FORMER TANNERIES SITE IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF SHEK WU HUI, WHERE WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START IN APRIL TO FORM 16 HECTARES OF LAND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND THE FIRST STAGE OF A MAJOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.
THE LAND FORMATION IS PART OF A $1,300 MILLION PROJECT TO DEVELOP THE MARKET TOWNS OF SHEK WU HUI AND FANLING.
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