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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1982

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GOVERNOR VISITS WESTERN DISTRICT

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE THIS AFTERNOON VISITED THE WESTERN DISTRICT TO SEE THE PROGRESS ON URBAN IMPROVEMENT.

THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF LANDS,

MR P.A. WARD; THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER, MR C.S. CHAU; THE GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT (ESTATE MANAGEMENT), MR C.M. MO AND THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (CENTRAL AND WESTERN/WAN CHAI), MR A.G. COOPER.

SIR EDWARD WAS BRIEFED ON THE URBAN RENEWAL PILOT SCHEME IN WESTERN DISTRICT AND PLANS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AREAS SUCH AS WAN CHAI, WESTERN AND YAU MA TEI. THESE AREAS ARE GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AREAS BECAUSE THEIR SIZES ARE CONSIDERABLY SMALLER THAN THAT OF THE PILOT SCHEME.

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THE GOVERNOR SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE URBAN RENEWAL PILOT SCHEME WHICH COVERS AN AREA OF OVER 110 HECTARES.

REMINDER TO RETURN QUESTIONNAIRE

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A TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) REMINDED BUSINESSMEN AND MANUFACTURERS IN THE DISTRICT TO SUPPLY UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE IR ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE COMPILATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL DIRECTORY.

COPIES OF A QUESTIONNAIRE WERE SENT TO THEM LAST MONTH TO COLLECT THE INFORMATION.

THE SPOKESMAN URGED RECIPIENTS TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

*STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE BEEN TELEPHONING RECIPIENTS TO REMIND THEM TO COMPLETE THE FORM BUT NOT TO REQUEST INFORMATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID AND STRESSED THAT NO INFORMATION SHOULD BE GIVEN OUT ON THE TELEPHONE.

THE DIRECTORY IS INTENDED AS AN INFORMATION REFERENCE ON TUEN MUN FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS BUSINESSMEN,