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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1981
+WE SHALL ALL THANK GOD FOR THE ENRICHMENT SUCH FOLK BRING TO THE WORLD.+
LADY CATER SAID THE SLOGAN FOR ACCESS WEEK' - A TOWN FOR ALL WAS A SPLENDID ONE. NOTHING COULD BETTER EXPRESS THE SINCERE DETERMINATION OF THIS COMMUNITY WHICH OBVIOUSLY FIRMLY INTENDS TO BE A PROPERLY INTEGRATED, PROUD AND HAPPY COMMUNITY.
LADY CATER OFFERED HER BEST WISHES FOR THE DESERVED GOOD FORTUNE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS NEW TOWN AND THE FUTURE HAPPINESS OF ALL WHO LIVE HERE -- AND IN DOING SO I EXPRESS MY UNBOUNDED ADMIRATION FOR THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE INTELLIGENT, CAREFUL PLANNING AND BUILDING OF THIS TOWN WHICH, BY ANY STANDARDS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IS A MOST REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT IN SO VERY SHORT A TIME.+
LADY CATER WAS JOINED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT, AT THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.
AFTER THE CEREMONY THEY VISITED AN EXHIBITION AT ST SIMON LUI MING CHOI SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL, WHERE POSTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND A MODEL SHOWING DIFFICULT AND EASY ACCESS SITUATIONS TO BUILDINGS AND ON ROADS ARE DISPLAYED. WHEELCHAIRS, EYE-SHADES AND STICKERS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO ENABLE VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE FOR THEMSELVES THE PROBLEMS DISABLED PEOPLE FACE IN TRANSPORT.
BESIDES THE EXHIBITION. WHICH WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM UNTIL FRIDAY (APRIL 2), OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING ACCESS WEEK INCLUDE A DRAWING AND ESSAY COMPETITIONS, TALKS AND SEMINARS.
THE ACTIVITIES ARE ORGANISED BY A COMMITTEE OF LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE. FUNDS ARE PROVIDED BY TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND LOCAL DONATIONS.
TSUEN WAN MARKET READY FOR USE
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WORK ON THE NEW TSUEN WAN MARKET IS VIRTUALLY COMPLETE.
THE TWO-STOREY MARKET, SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF CHUNG ON STREET AND HOI PA STREET, HAS A TOTAL OF 393 STALLS FOR THE SALE OF MEAT, FISH, POULTRY, VEGETABLES, FRUIT AND FLOWERS.
ON THE ROOF OF THE MARKET, THERE IS A PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN. QUARTERS FOR JUNIOR MARRIED OFFICERS AND BARRACKS ACCOMMODATION FOR SINGLE OFFICERS ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN THE BUILDING.
COVERING AN AREA OF 3 100 SQUARE METRES, THE MARKET WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH.
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