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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1981
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TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS SEE NEW TOWN OF THE FUTURE
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A PREVIEW OF WHAT TAI PO WILL LOOK LIKE BY THE 1990'S WAS GIVEN TODAY (TUESDAY) TO MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE MEMBERS ATTENDED AN EXHIBITION OF MODELS, MAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING FUTURE POPULATION GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, HOUSING AND SPORTING AND CULTURAL FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED IN THE NEW TOWN BY THE TIME IT IS FULLY DEVELOPED.
THE MEMBERS, INCLUDING 14 UNOFFICIALS AND FIVE OFFICIALS WERE BRIEFED BY THE PROJECT MANAGER OF TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR JEFF THOMAS.
THEY LEARNED THAT THE POPULATION WOULD RISE FROM THE PRESENT 70 000 TO 230 000 BY THE END OF THE DECADE AND THAT HALF WOULD BE LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING.
RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY MOVING INTO THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, TAI YUEN, AND WORK ON TWO OTHER ESTATES WILL BE COMPLETED BY 1985.
ROAD PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE COASTAL HIGHWAY, ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY AND THE TRUNK ROAD LINKING TAI PO TO FANLING, WERE EXPLAINED.
THE EXHIBITION, ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE IN TING KOK ROAD, WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 3).
AFTER THE VISIT, THE MEMBERS ATTENDED THE FOURTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING.
TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL PRESS CONFERENCE
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MORE THAN 70 EVENTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE THREE-WEEK TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WHICH STARTS ON NOVEMBER 7.
THE FESTIVAL, HELD ANNUALLY SINCE 1979, IS BEING ORGANISED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE FEDERATION OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION.
DETAILS OF THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT 3 PM AT THE FUNG SHUI ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF HONG KONG HOTEL IN TSIM SHA TSUI,
TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, DR JAMES HAYES THE FESTIVAL CHAIRMAN, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN THE DISTRICT'S URBAN SERVICES OFFICER, MR LI TIN-MING AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR POON SHU-KEE, WILL BE PRESENT.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.
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