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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1981

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SITE FORMATION WORK FOR PUBLIC HOUSING

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS CALLING FOR TENDERS FOR THE FORMATION OF A DEVELOPMENT SITE OF ABOUT 15 HECTARES, IN THE NORTH WEST OF YUEN LONG TOWN FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED CIVIC AMENITIES.

THE AREA IS BOUNDED ON THREE SIDES BY NEW APPROACH ROADS TO THE YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

THE CONTRACT INVOLVES DRAINING AND CLEARING OF SOFT MUD FROM EXISTING FISH PONDS AND FILLING WITH MATERIAL FROM AN EXISTING BORROW AREA NEAR TA! TONG.

BECAUSE OF THE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN TRAFFIC ON TAI TONG ROAD WHICH WILL BE THE HAUL ROUTE FOR THE FILL MATERIAL — A SHORT SECTION OF THE ROAD AT TAI KEI LENG WILL BE WIDENED. IN ADDITION, A CYCLE TRACK WILL BE PROVIDED ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WIDER FOOTPATHS ON BOTH SIDES,

WORK IS TO START IN OCTOBER AND TAKE ABOUT 20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE CONTRACT IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG TOWN UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PWD.

KWUN TONG GROUP GOING ON STUDY TOUR

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SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, THE FIRST TO BE SET UP UNDER THE NEW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME, WILL LEAVE FOR AN EIGHT-DAY STUDY TOUR OF SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR TOMORROW (AUGUST 1).

MR DAVID TSUI KWAN PING, CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, KWUN TONG AND CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, SAID TODAY THAT THE PURPOSE WAS TO VISIT THESE TWO COUNTRIES WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO HONG KONG, IN MANY RESPECTS, TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM AND TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO THE NEWLY-APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS TO SEE HOW OTHER GOVERNMENTS WORK,

*WE SHALL BE VISITING SOME GOVERNMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENTS, CONSULTATIVE MACHINERIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS WHICH MIGHT BE OF INTEREST AND BENEFIT TO US, MR TSUI SAID.

THE STUDY GROUP, COMPRISING FOUR OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND 12 APPOINTED MEMBERS WILL LEAVE KAI TAK AIRPORT AT 3.30 PM ON SATURDAY AND WILL STAY IN SINGAPORE FOR FIVE DAYS AND KUALA LUMPUR FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE RETURNING TO HONG KONG ON AUGUST 8.

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