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JESP'Y, DECEMBER 13, 1983

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'TEAMWORK BEHIND SHA TIN'S SUCCESS'

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TEAMWORK WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR SHA TIN'S SUCCESS, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT LAND OFFICER, MR ROGER NISSIM, SAID TODAY.

CONTRIBUTING TO THIS TEAM WORK WERE ENGINEERS AND THEIR CONSULTANTS, PLANNERS, ESTATE AND LAND SURVEYORS, LAND STAFF, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND RURAL COMMITTEE, AND THE DISTRICT BOARD.

MR NISSIM WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A SEPARATE SHA TIN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, INCLUDING ITS SURVEY OFFICE, WHICH BEGAN OPERATING TODAY AT 2 TUNG LO WAN HILL ROAD, SHA TIN,

MR NISSIM SAID THE ADVANTAGE OF THE TEAM WORK APPROACH WAS THAT NO ONE DISCIPLINE WAS ALLOWED TO DOMINATE THE OTHERS IN THE REALISATION THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM HAD A CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE. IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT NO MEMBER OF THE TEAM LOST SIGHT OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVE, WHICH WAS THE SUCCESSFUL CREATION OF A BALANCED NEW TOWN.

+AS YOU WILL RECALL, HE SAID, THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, WITH ITS 12 TERRITORY-WIDE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES, WAS ONLY CREATED AS RECENTLY AS APRIL 1 LAST YEAR, BUT I NOW FEEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH OUR OWN IDENTITY.

*THE FACT THAT WE WILL NOW OPERATE FROM OUR OWN OFFICES IN SHA TIN STRENGTHENS THIS IDENTITY AND, TO MY MIND, REPRESENTS OUR COMING OF AGE.+

MR NISSIM PLEDGED CONTINUED AND VIGOROUS SUPPORT OF HIS OFFICE TO THE +SHA TIN TEAM+.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES ON LAND MATTERS IN SHA TIN SHOULD CALL 0-617111, EXTENSION 234.

DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED ****

THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON CHAN CHI-CHIU ON JANUARY 7, 1983 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO 25 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

CHAN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER ON MAY 16, 1982 OF A MAN, LAU WAI-LUEN, AGED ABOUT 28.

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