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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1979

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LION ROCK VILLAGE TO GET WATER SUPPLY

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PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HIGH LEVEL AREAS OF LION ROCK VILLAGE IN KOWLOON WILL SHORTLY BE PROVIDED WITH FRESH WATER STANDPIPE SUPPLY.

THE CONTRACT FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT PROJECT WAS SIGNED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IT INVOLVES THE BUILDING OF A FRESH WATER STORAGE TANK ON A HILLSIDE 500 METRES NORTH OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD.

THE STORAGE TANK WILL BE BUILT IN REINFORCED CONCRETE AND WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF ABOUT 550,000 LITRES,

THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE LAYING OF 1,840 METRES OF INLET AND OUTLET WATER MAINS RANGING FROM 50 MM TO 150 MM IN DIAMETER.

CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

SCOUT MOVEMENT SIGNIFICANT IN DEVELOPING YOUTH LEADERSHIP ******

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PRAISED THE SCOUT MOVEMENT FOR ITS SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

HE WAS SPEAKING THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING AT THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY AND INAUGURATION OF OFFICE-BEARERS CEREMONY OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, EAST KOWLOON REGION, AT OCEAN PALACE RESTAURANT.

MR. LEE SAID THAT IN HONG KONG THERE WAS AN INCREASING NEED FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THE SCOUT MOVEMENT OFFERED SUCH OPPORTUNITIES.

BASED ON THE SCOUT PROMISE AND LAW, HE NOTED, A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMMES OF TRAINING, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ARE ORGANISED FROM TIME TO TIME TO ENCOURAGE THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN WORTHWHILE ACTIVITIES AND INTEREST.

+ALL THESE HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONTINUED EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR TO CATER FOR AN EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO OFFER HEALTHY OUTLETS FOR THEIR ENERGY, HE SAID.

MR. LEE SAID THAT IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, VARIOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE YOUTH WERE CO-ORDINATED AND PROMOTED AT DISTRICT LEVEL BY A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICERS.

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