WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1978
DEVELOPMENTS IN YUEN LONG
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG AS A SELF-CONTAINED MARKET TOWN FOR 95,800 RESIDENTS IS PUSHING AHEAD.
THE PROGRAMME ENVISAGES THE MARKET TOWN COVERING ABOUT 163 HECTARES. THERE ARE ALSO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT, BUT NOT IN THE DESIGNATED MARKET TOWN AREA.
AT YUEN LONG THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, DRAINS AND A BUS TERMINUS CONTINUED AND A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN DESCRIBED PROGRESS AS +FAIR+.
THE BUS TERMINUS IS NEARING COMPLETION AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HANDED OVER SOON.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHIU LUT SAU GOVERNMENT SCHOOL AND AN EXTRA FLOOR FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL ARE BOTH IN HAND.
THE PWD SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT SITE INVESTIGATIONS FOR BRIDGE WORKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND A FINAL REPORT IS NOW BEING PREPARED.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT THE DRAWING UP OF PLANS FOR THE TRADITIONAL RURAL TOWNSHIPS HAD GREATLY INCREASED THE SCOPE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS.
CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUED AT TUI MIN HOI, SAI KUNG AND ON THE TOWNSHIPS OF MU! WO AND TAI 0. THE TOTAL AREA INVOLVED WAS JUST OVER 75 HECTARES.
AT MUI WO THE TEMPORARY BUS TERMINUS AND CAR PARK HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DRAINS, AND THE FORMATION OF THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT SITE CONTINUED.
PILING WORK FOR THE MUI WO FERRY PIER IS CONTINUING
SATISFACTORILY AND CONCRETING OF THE MAIN DECK HAS BEGUN.
ROAD, DRAINS AND BUS TERMINUS WORK AT TAI O WERE ALSO FINISHED,
AND AN INTERCEPTING SEWER IS NOW SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED.
PILING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE AT
TAI O HAS BEEN FINISHED.
AT SAI KUNG, 2.5 HECTARES OF LAND HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE PWD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FISHERMEN'S HOUSING ESTATE.
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