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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1983

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NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR TUEN MUN

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THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

THE SCHOOL WILL BE BUILT ON A 5 456 SQUARE METRES SITE NEAR TSENG TAU HA TSUEN.

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IT WILL BE A SIX-STOREY BUILDING WITH 24 CLASSROOMS, SPECIAL ROOMS. TEACHING FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ON THE UPPER FLOORS, AND A COVERED PLAY AREA AND CHANGING ROOMS ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO COMPLETE.

BOARD SEES MUSIC AND CULTURE WORK *****

TEN MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD SPENT HALF A DAY VISITING THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IN HARBOUR CENTRE, WAN CHAI TODAY.

LED BY KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR NG, THE VISITORS WERE MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER FÖR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON.

THEY SPENT 30 MINUTES AT THE RCD HEADQUARTERS BEING BRIEFED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR CHRISTOPHER WONG, ON THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT.

DURING THE MEETING, THE MEMBERS RAISED A NUMBER OF POINTS, INCLUDING ONE CONCERNING FACILITIES FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

MR WONG EXPLAINED TO THE DB MEMBERS THAT THE FACILITIES TO STAGE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WERE NOT MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, HE ADDED THAT THE URBAN COUNCIL HAD PLANS TO OPEN ONE CULTURAL CENTRE FOR EVERY DISTRICT IN HONG KONG.

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR DICKEN YUNG, TOLD THE GROUP THAT EVERY EFFORT WAS BEING MADE TO MAXIMISE THE USE OF FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

AS AN EXAMPLE. HE CITED THE LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE IN SAI KUNG WHICH HAD UNDERGONE SOME CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE MORE CAMPERS.

THE GROUP THEN WENT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE AT THE ARTS CENTRE WHERE THEY WERE MET BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR CLIVE OXLEY, AND OTHER SENIOR STAFF.

/MR OXLEY