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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1979

MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR YUEN LONG DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT *****

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL AWARD A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG.

THE CONTRACT, THE FOURTH FOR THE PROJECT, FORMS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S $726 MILLION PLAN TO DEVELOP THE MARKET TOWN INTO A MODERN, SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY.

IT WILL BE SIGNED AT THE OFFICES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH IN TSUEN WAN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR YUEN LONG DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY IN THE OFFICES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, TSUEN FAT BUILDING, 19 CHUEN HING PATH, FIRST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN, AT 11 A.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, OFFICERS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE.

OFFICIAL TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS FACILITY ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE OPEN CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, NOT LATER THAN 10 A.M.

OFFICERS OF THE PWD'S PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

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