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WEDNESDAY, OVEMBER 23, 1983

NEW TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA FOR FANLING

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SITE FORMATION, ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA IN FANLING SOUTH WILL START SOON WITH THE AWARD OF A $30 MILLION CONTRACT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO MCCONNELL DOWELL CONSTRUCTORS LTD.

THIS IS THE FIRST CONTRACT AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF FANLING SOUTH AND CALLS FOR FORMATION OF 12 HECTARES OF LAND, AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF 1.5 KILOMETRES OF DISTRIBUTOR ROADS WITH ASSOCIATED FOOTPATHS AND CYCLETRACKS,

THE WHOLE AREA OF FANLING SOUTH WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ACCOMMODATE 60 000 PEOPLE AND PROVIDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL AREAS, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND RECREATIONAL SPACE.

THE PRESENT CONTRACT, WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, WAS SIGNED BY MR M.K. PAU, DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER OF TAI PO/FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND MR W.J. NYE, GENERAL MANAGER OF MCCONNELL DOWELL CONSTRUCTORS LTD.

METHADONE CLINIC TO MOVE

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THE CHAI WAN METHADONE EVENING CLINIC, WILL MOVE FROM THE CHAI WAN HEALTH CENTRE TO THE SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 27).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE EXISTING CLINIC WILL BE USED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF X-RAY FACILITIES URGENTLY NEEDED BY THE CHAI WAN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY CENTRE.

THE NEW METHADONE CLINIC, SITUATED AT ROOM 6, 2ND FLOOR, SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC, WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM,

INCLUDING SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.