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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1983,

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ROAD PROJECT IN NT

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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECTION OF A NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME BETWEEN LAM KAM ROAD AND WO HOP SHEK.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NEW SECTION WILL FORM PART OF A FUTURE MAJOR ROAD SYSTEM ON THE EAST OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE SYSTEM WILL RUN FROM FANLING VIA TAI PO AND SHA TIN TO LINK UP WITH URBAN AREAS IN KOWLOON.

THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE WIDENING OF ABOUT 2.4 KILOMETRES OF TAI PO ROAD INTO A DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY, WITH SEPARATE SERVICE ROAD AND FOOTPATH SYSTEMS TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO NEARBY DEVELOPMENTS.

FIVE FOOTBRIDGES WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO PROVIDE SEGREGATED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS OVER THE CARRIAGEWAY.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN APRIL AND BE COMPLETED BY THE BEGINNING OF 1985.

DONATION TO HELP REHABILITATE DRUG ABUSERS

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THE KOWLOON LOK SIN TONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY TODAY (TUESDAY) DONATED A CHEQUE FOR $30 00D TO THE EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE COMMITTEE FOR VOLUNTARILY REHABILITATED DRUG ABUSERS.

THE CHEQUE WAS PRESENTED BY MR KU SZE-CHUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY, TO MR GORDON MORTIMER, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, WHO IS HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE.

ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, MR MORTIMER THANKED THE SOCIETY FOR THE DONATION WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO HELP RE INTEGRATE DRUG ABUSERS INTO SOCIETY.

THE EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE COMMITTEE FOR VOLUNTARILY REHABILITATED DRUG ABUSERS WAS FORMED IN 1975 AND HAS FOUND JOBS FOR ABOUT 1 000 PEOPLE. IT HAS ALSO PROVIDED INTEREST-FREE LOANS TO PEOPLE RELEASED FROM DRUG TREATMENT INSTITUTIONS TO HELP SOLVE THEIR IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.

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