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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 198C

AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE TUNNEL, THE $62 MILLION CANAL ROAD FLYOVER EXTENSION, IS ALMOST COMPLETED.

IN THE SOUTH, WORK ON THE $60 MILLION WONG CHUK HANG INTERCHANGE IS 70 PER CENT COMPLETED WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONTROL BUILDING FOR THE TUNNEL HAS PASSED THE HALF-WAY MARK.

ALL THESE WORKS WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE TUNNEL COMES INTO OPERATION NEXT YEAR, MR YEUNG ADDED.

THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL PROJECT WAS DESIGNED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA FOR THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PWD.

$100 000 DONATION FOR CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND *****

TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE TODAY (FRIDAY) RECEIVED A DONATION OF $100 000 FROM THE LOCAL HILLTOP COUNTRY CLUB TO BUILD A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.

ACCEPTING THE CHEQUE FROM CLUB CHAIRMAN, MR W.C. CHEE, TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER, DR JAMES HAYES, SAID THE DONATION SHOWED THE DEEP CONCERN OF CLUB MEMBERS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TOWN.

HE SAID THE CLUB HAD NOT ONLY PROVIDED A SUITABLE VENUE FOR BUSINESSMEN, INDUSTRIALISTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO COME TOGETHER, BUT WAS ALSO HELPING TO PROMOTE LOCAL AFFAIRS.

+I BELIEVE THE CLUB WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO MORE COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND THE PRESENT PLAYGROUND WILL BE ONLY THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF JOINT VENTURES WITH THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, DR HAYES SAID.

THE PLAYGROUND, TO BE BUILT ON A (400-SQUARE-METRE SITE IN LAI KING HILL ROAD SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. IT WILL BE NAMED HILLTOP PUBLIC PLAYGROUND IN RECOGNITION OF THE CLUB'S CONTRIBUTION.

IT WILL HAVE SWINGS, A ROUNDABOUT, CLIMBING FRAMES AND BENCHES. FLOWERS AND SHRUBS WILL ALSO BE PLANTED.

THE PROJECT IS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE WORKS SECTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL MANAGE THE PLAYGROUND.

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