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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1983

THE CAMP TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE JUNK BAY YOUTH CAMP AND SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK.

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE PROGRAMME, WHICH WILL COST ONLY $30 EACH.

APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 25, WITH CERTAIN COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND AN ACADÉMIC STANDARD OF FORM 3 OR ABOVE.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 100.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JANUARY 22.

THE PROGRAMME, ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND LOCAL YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH.

AN ORGANISING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED WITH A DISTRICT BOARD UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, MR CHAN YING-LUN, AS THE CHAIRMAN.

LANDSCAPING FOR NEW ROAD INTERSECTION *****

THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE LANDSCAPING WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CASTLE PEAK ROAD/TEXACO ROAD GRADE SEPARATED INTERSECTION IN TSUEN WAN.

THE AREAS BELOW AND AROUND THE FLYOVER WILL BE LANDSCAPED TO FORM A DIRECT EXTENSION TO TAI WO HAU PARK WHICH IS ALSO TO BE RE-DEVELOPED SHORTLY.

THE SPACE DIRECTLY BENEATH THE STRUCTURE WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF HARD LANDSCAPE FEATURES WHILE THE OPEN AREAS WILL BE WELL-PLANTED. TOILETS AND WATER FOUNTAINS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.

THE GARDEN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD IS INTENDED PRIMARILY TO SERVE RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN NEARBY HOUSING ESTATES. THERE WILL ALSO BE AMPLE PROVISION FOR SHADED SITTING-OUT AREAS.

PLAY FACILITIES FOR SMALL CHILDREN WILL BE SET AMONG THE GREENERY AND WILL INCLUDE A CLIMBING HILL, AN ARTIFICIAL PLAY- STREAM, SAND-PITS AND A MINI SPLASH POOL.

THE AREA TO THE NORTH OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL CATER TO OLDER CHILDREN WITH HARD PLAY FACILITIES INCLUDING A SMALL WET-WEATHER EXTENSION TO THE GAMES AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN EARMARKED FOR TAI WO HAU PARK.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN MARCH AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT NINE MONTHS.

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