WEDNESDAY, J.NUARY 5, 1983
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IN ADDITION, HE SAID FURTHER BUS ROUTES TO THE LARGER ESTATES WERE PLANNED, AND THE CAPACITY OF THE HOVERFERRY SERVICE WOULD BE DOUBLED WHEN THE NEW PIER FACILITIES WERE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR.
+AS IS GENERALLY WELL KNOWN. THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN IS PLANNED TO HAVE A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM AND IT REMAINS THE INTENTION TO PROVIDE SUCH A SYSTEM AND PLANNING FOR THIS CONTINUES ACTIVELY.+
REGARDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES, MR MACPHERSON SAID THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN TUEN MUN HAD INCREASED FOURFOLD OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, FROM 177 TO SOME 700, AND THE CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF JOBS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR ALONE HAD MORE THAN DOUBLED FROM 8 000 TO 20 000.
+THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN PUBLICISING THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN TUEN MUN AND ITS EFFORTS INCLUDE THE PUBLICATION OF AN INFORMATIVE PAMPHLET ON INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN TUEN MUN AND THE SETTING UP OF A COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY SUB-COMMITTEE WHICH IS MONITORING DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE MATCHED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE POPULATION BUILD-UP, HE SAID.
+ IT IS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT OF 10 INDUSTRIAL SITES OFFERED FOR SALE SINCE AUGUST 1981, ONLY ONE WAS NOT SOLD BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE SITE FORMATION WORK REQUIRED.
+BY NO MEANS ALL THE PRESENT GENERATION OF WORKERS MOVING INTO THE NEW TOWNS ARE EITHER ABLE TO OR INDEED WISH TO GIVE UP THEIR OLD JOBS AND WORK LOCALLY.
+NO DOUBT THIS WILL CHANGE AS A NEW GENERATION GROWS UP AS PART OF THE NEW TOWNS, BUT IN THE MEANTIME THE AIM MUST BE TO PROVIDE A STEADY IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND A STEADY INCREASE IN JOB OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT THERE IS REASONABLE SCOPE BOTH FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE AND WORK LOCALLY AND FOR THOSE WHO OPT OR MUST COMMUTE TO WORK, HE SAID.
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