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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1981

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LEARNING ABOUT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME

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THE NEW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME AND THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS TO BE HELD NEXT MARCH WERE EXPLAINED TO MEMBERS OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT'S ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY AT A SEMINAR LAST NIGHT (THURSDAY).

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CHAN SUI-JEUNG, CONDUCTED THE WELL- ATTENDED SEMINAR AT CHENG CHEK CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL.

MR CHAN EXPLAINED THE BACKGROUND TO THE NEW SCHEME AND SAID PEOPLE WERE BEING ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THIS YEAR AND AS CANDIDATES FROM JANUARY NEXT YEAR.

HE SAID HE HOPED THE LOCAL ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY WOULD SHOW INTEREST IN THE SCHEME AND IN THE ELECTIONS.

THE AUDIENCE, WHICH INCLUDED SEVERAL LOCAL CHINESE RESIDENTS, ASKED A VARIETY OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE ROLE OF DISTRICT BOARDS, IN PARTICULAR THE ASPECT OF ADVISING THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS IN LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

BOOKLETS AND MAPS SHOWING THE CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES WERE

DISTRIBUTED TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE SEMINAR.

THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL SEMINARS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN THE OVERALL PROMOTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

PWD'S JUNE CONTRACTS TOTAL $857 MILLION

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED 68 CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $857 MILLION IN JUNE.

THE LARGEST CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $608 MILLION, WAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHA TIN TAI PO COASTAL HIGHWAY.

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UNDER THE CONTRACT A SEVEN-KILOMETRE DUAL THREE-LANE HIGHWAY FROM THE NORTHERN END OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN TO TAI PO NEW TOWN WILL BE BUILT AS PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES TRUNK ROAD SYSTEM.

THE CONTRACT ALSO PROVIDES FOR EXTENSIVE DREDGING AND RECLAMATION WORK ADJACENT TO THE ROAD AT MA LIU SHIU AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SEPARATE CYCLE TRACK AND FOOTPATH ON THE SEAWARD SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

OF THE CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING THE MONTH, 28 WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND OTHERS BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TENDER BOARD.

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