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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1983

A TOWN WITH LIFE AND VITALITY

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MUCH IS BEING DONE TO MAKE TUEN MUN +A TOWN WITH A LIFE AND VITALITY OF ITS OWN AND A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

CITING EXAMPLES, HE SAID A LEISURE SWIMMING POOL WAS NOW SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AND WAS TO OPEN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

+WORK STARTED ON TUEN MUN CENTRAL PARK IN SEPTEMBER AND THIS WILL PROVIDE A LARGE ORNAMENTAL LAKE FOR BOATING, AN AMPHITHEATRE FOR OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES AND CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, SAID SIR EDWARD AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWO-WEEK TUEN MUN FESTIVAL.

*THE TUEN MUN TOWN HALL, WITH A CAPACITY FOR 1 450 PEOPLE, IS ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 1985.+

IN ADDITION, HE SAID HE HAD JUST OPENED THE TUEN MUN COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE BEFORE OFFICIATING AT THE FESTIVAL OPENING.

THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT TUEN MUN NOW HAD A POPULATION OF 220 000 AND THE NUMBER WAS EXPECTED TO GROW BY 70 000 ANNUALLY OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO REACH HALF A MILLION BY THE END OF THE DECADE.

+THE TASK OF ENSURING THAT THERE ARE SUFFICIENT ESSENTIAL FACILITIES TO SERVE THIS GROWING POPULATION IS A FORMIDABLE ONE.

+BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TOO THAT THE VITAL NEED FOR RECREATION AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WHICH KNIT A COMMUNITY TOGETHER IS NOT FORGOTTEN.+

SIR EDWARD STRESSED THAT HAVING PROVIDED THE FACILITIES, WE MUST ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO USE THEM TO THE FULL.

+IT IS HEARTENING TO SEE THE DISTRICT BOARD AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS DEEPENING THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND EXTENDING THE RANGE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES.+

THE TUEN MUN FESTIVAL IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THIS WORK, THE GOVERNOR ADDED.

OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THE PEOPLE OF TUEN MUN WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMMES INCLUDING AN EXHIBITION, A DISTRICT RUN, AN INTER-SCHOOL CONCERT, VARIETY SHOWS, SOCCER MATCHES, AND BASKETBALL AND BOWLING TOURNAMENTS,

PAINTING, DRAWING, SINGING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND SLOGAN COMPETITIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD.

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