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MONDAY, MAY 18, 1981

A TUEN MUN FESTIVAL, SIMILAR TO ONE HELD IN 1978, WILL TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR ON TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED THE BOARD AGREED TO ALLOCATE $100 000 FOR THIS FUNCTION.

THE BALANCE WILL BE SPENT ON INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS COMPETITIONS, DRAGON BOAT RACES, SPECIAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND CHINESE NEW YEAR, TUEN MUN CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND A MODERN DANCE TRAINING COURSE.

APART FROM PROMOTING RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, THE BOARD HAS ALSO AGREED TO ALLOCATE $348 500 FOR LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS.

THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD FOR 1981/82, IS 51.372 MILLION, EXACTLY DOUBLE THE SUM PROVIDED LAST YEAR.

$25 MILLION TO BUILD TWO SCHOOLS

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) AWARDED TWO CONTRACTS, TOTALL ING OVER $25 MILLION, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CHAI WAN KOK WEST, TSUEN WAN.

MR C.S. LEE, CHIEF ARCHITECT, WHO SIGNED THE CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF PWD'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, SAID THE SCHOOLS, LOCATED NEAR ON YUK ROAD, WILL BE OF THE STANDARD 24-CLASSROOM TYPE.

+ IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN TEACHING BLOCK, EACH SCHOOL WILL HAVE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND CHANGING ROOMS, SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS AS WELL AS A LIBRARY,

WORKSHOP, ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND MENIAL STAFF QUARTERS, HE SAID.

MR LEE SAID CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 1982.

HONG KONG OFFICER TO ATTEND ICAO TALKS

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HONG KONG WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION CONFERENCE ON THE ECONOMICS OF AIRPORT AND ROUTE FACILITIES OPENING IN MONTREAL TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

MR C.E. JONES, SENIOR TREASURY ACCOUNTANT OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, WILL JOIN THE UK DELEGATION AS AN OBSERVER AT THE ICAO TALKS.

DELEGATES WILL REVIEW ICAO POLICY GUIDELINES AND RECOMMEND WAYS AND MEANS OF FINANCING AIRPORT AND ROUTE SERVICES AT THE 19-DAY CONFERENCE.

THEY WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT AIRPORT SECURITY MEASURES, USER PAYMENT AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS, LANDING AND ASSOCIATED CHARGES, PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGES AS WELL AS EN-ROUTE FACILITY ECONOMICS.