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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1983

SIR PHILIP TOURS ISLANDS

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED CHEUNG CHAU, TAI O AND DISCOVERY BAY TO SEE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN PROGRESS.

HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, AND THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP.

ON CHEUNG CHAU, SIR PHILIP TOURED THE CENTRAL PRAYA AND WAS BRIEFED ON THE HAWKER-REORDERING SCHEME BEING IMPLEMENTED THERE.

THE 160 LICENSED HAWKERS OPERATING IN THE AREA WILL BE RES I TED TO A NEARBY THREE-STOREY MARKET COMPLEX WHICH WILL BE READY BY 1986-1987.

THE MARKET COMPLEX IS PART OF A DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE FOR CHEUNG CHAU WHICH INCLUDES A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, AN ABATTOIR, A COOKED FOOD CENTRE, A MARINE FUELLING STATION, A LOADING AND UNLOADING AREA AND A RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.

ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THESE PROJECTS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.

THE PARTY THEN STOPPED AT CHEUNG CHAU SPORTS GROUND WHERE SIR PHILIP SAW ITS VARIOUS FACILITIES, INCLUDING A FOOTBALL PITCH, BASKETBALL COURTS, A RUNNING TRACK, CHANGING ROOMS AND A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.

ON TAI O, SIR PHILIP TOURED LUNG TIN ESTATE, THE FIRST RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN THE ISLANDS DISTRICT.

THE ESTATE, WHICH CONSISTS OF 184 FLATS WITH A CURRENT POPULATION OF 1′360, WAS COMPLETED IN 1980 AT A COST OF $24.5 MILLION. IT ALSO PROVIDES FACILITIES SUCH AS SHOPS, MARKET STALLS AND COOKED FOOD KIOSKS.

A SIMILAR ESTATE IS BEING BUILT ON CHEUNG CHAU AND IS EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR OCCUPATION BY APRIL NEXT YEAR.

SIR PHILIP THEN PROCEEDED TO THE ROOFTOP OF WING CHOR SCHOOL WHERE HE HAD A PANORAMIC VIEW OF TAI O AND WAS BRIEFED ON DEVELOPMENTS WHICH INCLUDE A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND A PUMPING STATION,

THE PARTY LATER LEFT FOR DISCOVERY BAY TO SEE THE MAJOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT THERE.

FROM A VANTAGE POINT, SIR PHILIP WAS BRIEFED ON THE PROJECT WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR A POPULATION OF BETWEEN 20 000 AND 25 000 PEOPLE.

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