XN000022-1980-10-09 — Page 2

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1980

SNT TOURS LANTAU AND PENG CHAU

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SPENT THE WHOLE OF TODAY (THURSDAY) MEETING LEADERS OF A DOZEN TOWNS AND VILLAGES ON LANTAU AND PENG CHAU ISLANDS.

MR AKERS-JONES AND THE LEADERS DISCUSSED A RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT WORKS.

ACCOMPANIED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO, MR AKERS- JONES FIRST FLEW TO TAI O BY HELICOPTER WHERE HE WAS GREETED BY THE RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR YU YUEN-HEI,

THEY TOURED LUNG TIN ESTATE, A MAJOR VILLAGE-TYPE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, THE FIRST STAGE OF WHICH WAS COMPLETED EARLY THIS YEAR.

ESTATE RESIDENTS ARE MOSTLY FORMER SQUATTERS FROM NEARBY AREAS. WHEN FULLY OCCUPIED, THE FIRST STAGE OF THE ESTATE WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR 1 300 PEOPLE.

MR AKERS-JONES THEN TOURED SHEK TSAI PO VILLAGE BEFORE GOING ON TO TUNG CHUNG WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHONG CHU-CHOI, AND SHOWN THE HAU WONG TEMPLE SPORTSGROUND AT PRESENT BEING CONSTRUCTED. HE ALSO SAW THE INTENDED SITES FOR A LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE.

MR AKERS-JONES THEN WENT TO SOUTH LANTAU, VISITING SHUI HAU, TONG FUK AND PUI 0, ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH LANTAU RURAL COMMITTEE, MÀ LAU YUNG-FUK.

IN THE AFTERNOON, MR AKERS-JONES VISITED CHUNG HAU, LUK TEI TONG, TAI TEI TONG AND PAK NGAN HEUNG, BEFORE GOING BY LAUNCH TO PENG CHAU ISLAND. HE MET THE ISLAND'S RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR WONG CHING.

HE RETURNED TO HONG KONG IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

BETTER PROSPECTS FOR HEALTH INSPECTORS

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THE PROSPECTS FOR HEALTH INSPECTORS HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER, MR ALAN BRISTOW, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

ADDRESSING 57 HEALTH INSPECTORS WHO RECENTLY PASSED THE EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION FOR GENERAL OVERSEAS APPOINTMENT CONDUCTED BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF HEALTH, MR BRISTOW SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS EXPANDING FAST AND MORE AND MORE SENIOR POSTS WOULD BE CREATED.

+HONG KONG IS GETTING CONGESTED AND YOUR JOB IS A VERY WORTHWHILE ONE IN THAT YOU WILL BE DOING THE PUBLIC A SERVICE IN KEEPING OUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN, HE SAID.

/ YOUR JOE