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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1981

NEW VILLAGE OPENED IN SHA TIN

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A NEW VILLAGE WAS OPENED IN SHA TIN TODAY (WEDNESDAY), REPLACING A 100-YEAR-OLD VILLAGE WHICH HAS TO BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.

THE NEW VILLAGE, BUILT UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S VILLAGE REMOVAL PROGRAMME, RETAINS ITS PREVIOUS NAME -

its PREVIOUS NAME - FU YIU Ha.

IT CONSISTS OF 22 THREE-STOREY HOMES TO RE-HOUSE ABOUT 100 INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS SURNAMED TSE.

PERFORMING THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), DR RICHARD BUTLER, WHO DESCRIBED THE PROJECT AS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT BEING INTEGRATED WITH NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.

+THE RURAL SECTOR IS INDEED AN INTEGRAL PART OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN AND I HOPE THAT YOUR NEW VILLAGE DEMONSTRATES THAT DESPITE RAPID PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBANISATION OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN, DR BUTLER SAID.

FU YIU HA IS THE FOURTH VILLAGE RESITE IN SHA TIN, THE OTHERS ARE KWAI TEI, PAT TSZ WO AND KAK TIN TSUEN KUNG MIU.

BUILT BY PRIVATE CONTRACTORS, EACH HOUSE IS 65 SQUARE METRES IN AREA. GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED $5 MILLION TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION COST.

VILLAGERS WILL GRADUALLY START TO MOVE INTO THEIR NEW HOMES FROM TODAY.

DR BUTLER SAID HE WAS SURE THEY WOULD BE GREATLY PLEASED TO DO SO.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG- THE VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE MR TSE TING-YAU- LOCAL LEADER, MR NG CHAN-LAM- AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE.

TWO TRAFFIC CHANGES

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A SECTION OF HONG NING ROAD NEAR KWUN DESIGNATED AS URBAN CLEARWAY FROM 10 AM ON

TONG ROAD WILL BE FRIDAY (DECEMBER 18).

ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS OR GOODS IN THAT AREA FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY.

MEANWHILE, IN HONG KONG, A SECTION OF ABERDEEN STREET BETWEEN CAINE ROAD AND STAUNTON STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND ALSO FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY.

IN ADDITION, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEEDING 2-1/2 TONS IN UNLADEN WEIGHT, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THIS PART OF THE ROAD.