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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1980

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$6 MILLION FOR N.T. STUDY

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMISSIONED A $6 MILLION STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE NORTH WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES.

THE STUDY WILL COVER YUEN LONG DISTRICT AND THE AREA BETWEEN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOUNDARY.

AN AGREEMENT ON THE STUDY, WHICH WILL TAKE NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE, HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MR C.R. SAUNDERS AND THE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS, MR DUNCAN THOMAS,

ALL RELEVANT SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING FACTORS INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, FISHING, COUNTRY PARKS AND CONSERVATION AREAS, DISTRIBUTION AND FORM OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF URBAN AND RURAL CONCEPTS WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

THE METHOD OF LAND ADMINISTRATION AND PRODUCTION OF LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED.

AT THE END OF THE STUDY, THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS A CONSORTIUM OF OVE ARUP AND PARTNERS HONG KONG LIMITED, KAMPSAX KRUGER HONG KONG, KAMPSAX PERHALL LIMITED, MARTIN AND VOORHEES ASSOCIATES AND URBIS PLANNING DESIGN GROUP — WILL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

FULL RANGE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR TUEN MUN

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TUEN MUN RESIDENTS WILL ENJOY A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES WHEN ALL FACILITIES IN THE NEW TOWN ARE COMPLETED IN 1985-86, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, SAID TODAY.

MR LAM WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION OF SECOND TERM OFF ICE-BEARERS OF THE TUEN MUN ARTS PROMOTION ASSOCIATION.

HE SAID TO COPE WITH THE POPULATION INCREASE, WORK ON VARIOUS MAJOR PROJECTS IN TUEN MUN HAD STARTED AND WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

A PROJECT CLOSELY RELATED TO THE ASSOCIATION'S WORK IS THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL CENTRE TO BE BUILT IN THE TOWN CENTRE.

WHEN COMPLETED,

WORK ON THE CENTRE WILL START NEXT YEAR. THE AUDITORIUM WILL ACCOMMODATE 1 500 PEOPLE. IT WILL HAVE MUSIC PRACTISING ROOMS, CONFERENCE ROOMS, LECTURE ROOMS, AN EXHIBITION AREA AND A RESTAURANT.

IT WILL ALSO HOUSE GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND A LIBRARY, AND INCLUDE A CAR PARK, A BUS TERMINUS AND A MAGISTRACY.

/ON SPORTS