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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1983

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EARLY CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR AGED

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CHRISTMAS CHEER WILL COME EARLY TO OLD FOLK AND SOME LESS FORTUNATE CHILDREN IN KWUN TONG,

A GROUP OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISTRIBUTE GIFTS AND SING CAROLS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON WHEN THEY VISIT SEVERAL CENTRES AND HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY AND MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN.

LED BY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, THE PARTY WILL VISIT THE LAM TIN SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY. THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, THE SALVATION ARMY YAU TONG HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY, THE PO LEUNG KUK KO CHIU ROAD CENTRE AND THE SAGE KAI YIP HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY.

ELSEWHERE AT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S KAI FUK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, SOME 6 000 RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO A TWO-HOUR CONCERT OF POPULAR MUSIC AND SONGS.

THE CONCERT, ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA COMMITTEE, WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW AT THE OPEN SPACE OUTSIDE THE THA OFFICE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A QUIZ CONTEST AND A LUCKY DRAW.

TUEN MUN ROAD PROJECT CONTRACT SIGNED ****

A $52-MILLION CONTRACT FOR A ROAD PROJECT IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WAS AWARDED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR C.K. LAM, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS PTY. LTD.

IT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTING A SECTION OF DUAL CARRIAGEWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ON TING AND YAU OI ESTATES BETWEEN A NEW RIVER BRIDGE, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THE JUNCTION OF TSING WUN AND LUNG MÜN ROADS.

WHEN IT IS COMPLETED, THE NEW SECTION, TOGETHER WITH OTHER SECTIONS OF THE CARRIAGEWAY. WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS FROM TUEN MUN ROAD TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE TOWN, INCLUDING BUTTERFLY AND WUKING ESTATES AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

A GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGE AT THE JUNCTION OF TSING WUN AND LUNG MUN ROADS, TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS AND AN ELEVATED WALKWAY WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

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