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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1984

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TSUEN WAN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AMENDED

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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED AN AMENDMENT TO THE DRAFT TSUEN WAN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

UNDER THE AMENDMENT, A SITE OF ABOUT 0.5 HECTARES AT ROUTE TWISK NEAR THE SERVICE RÉSERVOIR TO THE NORTH OF TSO KUNG TAM HAS BEEN REZONED FROM 'OPEN SPACE' TO 'RESIDENTIAL (GROUP B)', WHICH IS LOW-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.

THE AMENDED PLAN CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING DIVISION, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD; THE DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE (TSUEN WAN), SECOND FLOOR, FOU WAH CENTRE, 210 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES.

ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/O LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, BEFORE JANUARY 26.

THE DRAFT AMENDMENT PLAN IS ON SALE AT THE SURVEY DIVISION OF THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, FIFTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, AT $10 PER UNCOLOURED COPY AND $60 PER COLOURED COPY.

APPRENTICESHIP BRANCH OFFICE MOVING ***

THE TSUEN WAN BRANCH OFFICE OF THE APPRENTICESHIP SECTION UNDER THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT WILL MOVE TO NEW PREMISES ON MONDAY (JANUARY 9).

→THE NEW OFFICE IS AT 10/F, KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, ADJACENT TO KWAI HING MTR STATION,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE TSUEN WAN BRANCH OFFICE WAS SET UP IN 1978 TO ENFORCE THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE WHICH HAD BECOME EFFECTIVE SINCE 1976.

THE ORDINANCE IS TO ENSURE THAT PROPER TRAINING IS OFFERED TO TECHNICAL WORKFORCE AT CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVELS TO MEET MANPOWER DEMAND FROM THE INDUSTRY.

APART FROM TSUEN WAN BRANCH OFFICE, THERE ARE FOUR OTHER BRANCH OFFICES LOCATED AT WAN CHAI, SAN PO KONG, KWUN TONG AND TSIM SHA TSUI OFFERING THE SAME SERVICES TO EMPLOYERS AND APPRENTICES.