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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1983'

SEMINAR TO BE HELD ON KWUN TONG DEVELOPMENT

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A SEMINAR TO DISCUSS THE PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN KWUN TONG, AS PROPOSED IN THE DISTRICT'S 10-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 26) EVENING.

THE PROGRAMME, WHICH HAS A DIRECT BEARING ON THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF KWUN TONG, INCLUDES PLANS ON CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, HIGHWAYS, WATERWORKS, PUBLIC HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

ABOUT 150 MEMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT'S 13 AREA COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT 8.30 PM IN THE TELFORD GARDENS COMMUNITY HALL.

AT THE SEMINAR, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NORTH EAST KOWLOON DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WILL GIVE A SLIDE PRESENTATION ON THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A GROUP DISCUSSION. AND VIEWS OF THE AREA COMMITTEES' MEMBERS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

THE SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE NORTH EAST KOWLOON DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

NOTE TO EDITORS

CULTURAL AND SPORTS CENTRE FOR MONG KOK *****

THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS- JONES, WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION'S LIM POR YEN CENTRE TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

THE $6-MILLION PROJECT IS THE FIRST MULTI-STOREY CULTURAL AND SPORTS CENTRE TO BE BUILT IN THE MONG KOK DISTRICT AND ALSO THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE URBAN AREA,

THE JOCKEY CLUB HAS DONATED $3 MILLION AND THE BALANCE WILL BE SUPPORTED AND RAISED BY MR LIM POR-YEN AND THE ASSOCIATION,

ALSO ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILFRED WONG A STEWARD OF THE JOCKEY CLUB, MR GORDON MACWHINNIE, AND MR LIM.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 4 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE MONG KOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION, 45, FUK TSUN STREET, TAI KOK TSUI.

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