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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1981

THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER (TUEN MUN), MR DAVID WONG, SAID THE SITE WOULD BE CLOSE TO THE PERMANENT FERRY PIER AND TO THE PROPOSED LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM TERMINAL. IT WAS THE ANSWER TO THE SHORTAGE OF HIGH LEVEL RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

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MR LAM TOLD THE BOARD THAT THE RESPONSE IN TUEN MUN TO THE REGISTRATION OF DISTRICT BOARD ELECTORS WAS VERY SATISFACTORY+. HE SAID MORE THAN 22 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF 119 000 HAD REGISTERED.

MR CHAN YAT-SUN SAID EVERYTHING SHOULD NOW BE DONE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAND AS CANDIDATES.

THE BOARD DISCUSSED INTRODUCTION OF THE HOVERFERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND HONG KONG, VIA JORDAN ROAD, WHICH CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR T.V. RUNNACLES, DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING TRANSPORT SUCCESS STORIES+.

MEMBERS SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THE GO-AHEAD WOULD BE GIVEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR A NIGHT SERVICE AND THAT A TUEN MUN - KOWLOON - TUEN MUN SERVICE WOULD ALSO BE INTRODUCED. MR LAM SAID THESE POINTS WOULD BE CONVEYED TO THE FERRY COMPANY.

UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEMBER, MR NG CHEUK-TAI, SAID HE WANTED TO THANK THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR INTRODUCING AN EVENING CLINIC SERVICE, BUT SAID IN HIS OPINION THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES HAD BEEN BASED ON A POPULATION OF THOUSANDS RATHER THAN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.

THE DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, TUEN MUN, MR J.G. HURST, TOLD THE MEETING THAT THE LAW AND ORDER SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT WAS VERY GOOD+ WITH ONLY 148 REPORTED CRIMES LAST MONTH, OF WHICH 48 PER CENT HAD BEEN DETECTED.

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+THIS IS A VERY HEALTHY SITUATION, HE SAID.

THERE HAD BEEN A NUMBER OF BURGLARIES, BUT NONE HAD BEEN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR BOWEN LEUNG, SAID WORK WOULD START THIS WEEK ON DEVELOPING BUTTERFLY BEACH TO INCLUDE CAR PARKING, TREE PLANTING AND BARBECUE PITS. MR LEUNG SAID THE BEACH WOULD BE GAZETTED NEXT YEAR IF TESTS ON WATER QUALITY PROVED SATISFACTORY.

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