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FRIDAY, JULI 25,

IT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY, OF ABOUT FIVE KILOMETRES, FROM TSUEN WAN TO SHAM TSENG- 1.2 KILOMETRES OF BRIDGE AND VIADUCT, SEVERAL DRAINAGE CULVERTS AND RETAINING WALLS.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, FOR THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TO MAKE FLYING SURVEY

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MR T.S. LO, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL MAKE A FLYING START TO HIS NEW JOB.

DURING MONDAY MORNING'S (JULY 28) RUSH HOUR ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALAN ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT, HE WILL MAKE AN AERIAL SURVEY OVER TRAFFIC CONGESTION SPOTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR IN A ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE HELICOPTER.

LATER, THEY WILL LAND AT TUEN MUN TO VISIT KOWLOON MOTOR BUS'S ASSEMBLY PLANT BEFORE RETURNING TO THE ISLAND.

NOTE TO EDITORS

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. TRANSPORT TO TUEN MUN BUS ASSEMBLY PLANT WILL BE PROVIDED. A KMB COACH WILL LEAVE QUEEN'S PIER AT 6.30 AM SHARP. IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER THE TRIP WILL BE CANCELLED AND ANOTHER DATE WILL BE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WORKERS AN IMPORTANT FORCE BEHIND INDUSTRY SUCCESS

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DILIGENT AND DEDICATED WORKERS THROUGH THE YEARS HAVE BEEN AN IMPORTANT FORCE BEHIND THE SPECTACULAR SUCCESS ACHIEVED BY HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY.

THE CHAIRMAN OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD INDUSTRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE, MR LAM KIN-MING, SAID THIS TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN PRESENTING PRIZES TO SEVEN TSUEN WAN +MODEL+ WORKERS.

MR LAM SAID THE AIM OF THE TSUEN WAN MODEL WORKERS SCHEME WAS TO COMMEND PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO INDUSTRY AND TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PART PLAYED BY WORKERS IN OUR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

+THERE ARE NEARLY 100 000 WORKERS IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN, + HE SAID.

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