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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1978

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BOOKLET ON SHA TIN NEW TOWN

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED A REVISED VERSION OF A BOOKLET ON SHA TIN NEW TOWN,

THE FULL COLOUR BOOKLET IS AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, AT $10 A COPY.

THE 44-PAGE PUBLICATION, AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE BOOKLET FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1976, CONTAINS MANY NEW PHOTOGRAPHS, TABLES, DIAGRAMS AND MAPS.

COMMENTING ON THE BOOKLET, MR. JOHN DON, DIRECTOR FOR NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT, P.W.D., SAID THAT THE PUBLICATION WAS BEING BROUGHT OUT AT A TIME WHEN A GREAT DEAL OF PUBLIC INTEREST WAS BEING FOCUSED ON SHA TIN,

HE SAID THAT A NUMBER OF MAJOR ENGINEERING WORKS FOR SHA TIN WERE COMPLETED OR NEARING COMPLETION SUCH AS THE SECOND LION ROCK TUNNEL, THE DUAL-LANE TRUNK ROAD RUNNING THROUGH SHA TIN, THE FO TAN STORMWATER NULLAH, TRANSPORT FACILITIES NEAR THE NEW RACE COURSE, AND FORMATION OF NEW LAND IN MANY ATTRACTIVE LOCATIONS.

+ IN ADDITION TO MANY OF THE NEW FACILITIES WHICH ARE NEAR ING COMPLETION, MANY NEW ENGINEERING WORKS HAVE BEEN TAKEN UP TO GRADUALLY SHAPE SHA TIN INTO A MODERN SELF-CONTAINED WITH A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT. HE ADDED.

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TOWNSHIP

PRESENTATION OF APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATES

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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, WILL VISIT THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO. LTD. AT 1, PO LUN STREET, LAI CHI KOK, AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO PRESENT APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATES AND TO OFFICIATE AT THE SIGNING-ON OF NEW APPRENTICES.

MR. HENDERSON WILL ADDRESS THE APPRENTICES AND THE IR PARENTS

AND WILL SEE APPRENTICES AT WORK.

HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR (INDUSTRIAL TRAINING), MR. HORACE KNIGHT, AND PRINCIPAL INFORMATION OFFICER, MRS. JOYCE ŠAVIDGE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE IMITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A VAN, AM2079, WILL LEAVE FROM THE REAR ENTRANCE OF G.I.S. AT BATTERY PATH AT 1.45 P.M. SHARP.