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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1983 ·
WELCOME SIGNBOARD PUT UP IN WAN CHAI
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PEOPLE PASSING BY MONMOUTH TERRACE IN WAN CHAI WILL BE ATTRACTED BY A HUGE +WELCOME TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT+ SIGNBOARD.
THE SIGNBOARD, MEASURING 2.28 METRES BY 1.9 METRES, HAS BEEN PUT UP BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL AS PART OF THE KENNEDY ROAD BEAUTIFICATION SCHEME.
THE BOARD ALSO CARRIES LOGOS OF THE BOARD AND THE COUNCIL, AND ITS REVERSE SIDE WILL SERVE AS A NOTICE BOARD ON ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
THE SITE HAS ALSO BEEN TURNED INTO A SITTING-OUT AREA WITH FLOWER BEDS AND BENCHES.
+THE BEAUTIFICATION SCHEME, COSTING $110 000, IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTING THE DISTRICT'S IMAGE AND ENHANCING RESIDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING.
+BOARD MEMBERS ARE IN FAVOUR OF PUTTING UP MORE WELCOME SIGNBOARDS AND HAVING MORE SITTING-OUT AREAS IN THE DISTRICT,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY.
TO MARK THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW IN THE SITTING-OUT AREA.
OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, MR LEE TAT-YU; THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRANK YUE THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER (CENTRAL), MR MOK SHU-WING; AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
MAJOR TUEN MUN ROAD PROJECT STARTING
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THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $74.7 MILLION CONTRACT TO AOKI CORPORATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR ROAD PROJECT IN THE NEW TOWN.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR T.D. ARMOUR, AND MR S. HOR11, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HONG KONG OFFICE OF AOKI CORPORATION.
+THE PROJECT, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGE AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR TSENG TAU TSUEN HA TSUEN AND A DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY TO THE WEST OF THE INTERCHANGE, ACROSS THE TUEN MUN RIVER CHANNEL TO SAN WA! TSAI NEAR TAI HING ESTATE.+
+THEY WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE TOWN,+ MR ARMOUR SAID.
UNDER THE
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