FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1981
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MAJOR ROAD PROJECT FOR TAI PO
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WORK WILL BEGIN IN TAI PO EARLY NEXT YEAR ON A MAJOR ROAD PROJECT WHICH FORMS A VITAL PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROUTE.
THE PROJECT MAINLY INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-KILOMETRE DUAL, THREE-LANE NEW TRUNK ROAD FROM ISLAND HOUSE TO NORTH TAI PO BY-PASSING THE CENTRE OF THE NEW TOWN.
ALSO INCLUDED WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 700-METRE DUAL TWO-LANE LINK ROAD TO SERVE THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN AND FIVE MAJOR ROAD BRIDGES.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE, ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
ON COMPLETION, THE NEW TRUNK ROAD WILL LINK WITH THE SHA TIN - TAI PO COASTAL TRUNK ROAD NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL HELP EASE THE HEAVY TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.
FISHERMEN DO WELL IN TELEPHONY COURSE ****
THE SECOND COURSE ON RADIO TELEPHONY FOR FISHERMEN ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT BEGINS ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 12), FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FIRST.
ALL 16 CANDIDATES WHO TOOK THE FIRST TWO-WEEK COURSE LAST MONTH PASSED THE EXAMINATION.
EIGHTEEN FISHERMEN HAVE ENROLLED FOR THE NEW COURSE.
AN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BRANCH OF THE POST OFFICE AT THE END OF THE COURSE AND SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE AWARDED A RESTRICTED CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY IN RADIO TELEPHONY.
THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE FISHERMEN WITH THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE ON THE USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ON FISHING VESSELS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
IT IS HELD IN THE ABERDEEN OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT DIVISION.
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