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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1982

AFTER THE SPEECH, MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT, AN URBAN COUNCILLOR PRESENTED A PEN SET TO THE 100 000TH VISITORS, MISS LAM WAI-MAN WHO IS A FORM FIVE STUDENT FROM ST ANTONIUS GIRLS' COLLEGE. THE URBAN COUNCIL CO-SPONSORED THE EXHIBITION.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES BY THE DIRECTOR AND BUSINESS ADVISER OF DAO HENG BANK, MR FRANK TUNG, TO THE C.C.c. MING YIN COLLEGE AND THE CHEUNG SHA WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, WHICH HAVE SCORED THE HIGHEST AVERAGE MARKS RESPECTIVELY IN THE FIRST AND SECOND LEGS OF A QUIZ ORGANISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXHIBITION.

THE CEREMONY CONCLUDED WITH MR HENDERSON PRESENTING SOUVENIRS TO INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITORS.

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PENG CHAU DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE FORMATION OF 4.3 HECTARES OF LAND ON THE NORTH-WESTERN COASTLINE OF PENG CHAU AND ON TAI LEI ISLAND.

THE PROJECT FORMS PART OF THE PENG CHAU ISLAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNDERTAKEN BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT.

THE LAND FORMED WILL PROVIDE SITES FOR PRIVATE HOUSING A MARKET COMPLEX, A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND PUMPING STATION, AN ABATTOIR, AN INCINERATOR, AN ELECTRIC SUBSTATION, AS WELL AS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

ALSO INCLUDED WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE LINKING TAI LEI ISLAND WITH PENG CHAU AND A JETTY ON TAI LEI ISLAND.

WORK WILL START EARLY NEXT YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

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