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FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1980

MAJOR SEAWALL CONTRACT AWARDED FOR ABERDEEN

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED A $34.8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 500-METRE SEAWALL IN THE SECOND STAGE OF THE ABERDEEN RECLAMATION.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MR TSENG NAI-LOK, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PORT WORKS DIVISION, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF UNIVERSAL DOCKYARD LTD.

WORK OF THE SEAWALL WILL START NEXT WEEK AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1982.

+ THE SECOND STAGE OF THE RECLAMATION WILL BE OFF ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD BETWEEN WU NAM STREET AND THE NORTHERN APPROACH ROADS TO THE NEW AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE,+ SAID MR TSENG.

WHEN COMPLETED, ABOUT THREE HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED FOR A ROAD ALONG THE ABERDEEN WATERFRONT, A NEW SEWAGE SYSTEM, LOCAL OPEN SPACE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT USES.

THE WORKS WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION.

SUMMER ACTIVITIES LAUNCHED IN SHA TIN AND TAI PO

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YOUTH PROGRAMMES, LAUNCHED IN SHA TIN AND TAI PO TODAY (FRIDAY), WILL PROVIDE OVER 60 000 RESIDENTS OF THE TWO TOWNS WITH MORE THAN 350 ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROM DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAY.

THE MAIN ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE EXCURSIONS, SINGING CONTESTS, STUDY GROUPS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING CAMPS, GAMES AND FUNFAIRS.

THE SHA TIN PROGRAMME WAS OPENED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT.

MORE THAN 500 YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CEREMONY WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING SHA TIN CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE LOCAL JUNIOR POLICE CALL CLUB WHICH STAGED A MAGIC SHOW AND A KUNG FU DEMONSTRATION.

THE TAI PO PROGRAMME, WHICH WAS STARTED BY A VARIETY SHOW, WAS OPENED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS NG.

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB PROVIDED $25 000 FOR EACH DISTRICT. LOCAL DONATIONS AMOUNTED TO $25 000 IN SHA TIN AND $20 000 IN TAI PO.

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