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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1984

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POINTING OUT THAT A NEW REGISTRATION EXERCISE WOULD BEGIN IN AUGUST, HE APPEALED TO ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO COME FORWARD AND SUPPORT THE DISTRICT BOARD.

MR WILSON ALSO OUTLINED A NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHICH WILL PROGRESS FURTHER DURING THE YEAR.

HE SAID THE YUEN LONG NORTHERN BYPASS WOULD BE OPENED IN APRIL, TAKING THROUGH TRAFFIC OUT OF THE TOWN AND MAKING IT A MORE PLEASANT LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

+COMPLETION OF THE TSUEN WAN BYPASS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR WILL ALSO MEAN FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN JOURNEY TIMES BETWEEN YUEN LONG AND KOWLOON, HE SAID,

NEW ROADS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT TONG YAN SAN TSUEN, AND IN APRIL WORK ON THE NEXT PHASE OF THE N.T. CIRCULAR ROAD BETWEEN FAN KAM ROAD AND KWU TUNG WILL BEGIN.

ON RECREATION, THE FOUNDATIONS WILL BE LAID FOR AN INDOOR GAMES HALL NEXT TO THE EASTERN BUS TERMINUS.

ON HOUSING, WORK OF A SELF-CONTAINED NEW TOWN FOR 135 000 PEOPLE ON RECLAIMED LAND AT TIN SHUI WAI WILL COMMENCE.

ON EDUCATION, CONSTRUCTION OF A THIRD NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL HAS STARTED AND WILL BE COMPLETED LATER THIS YEAR.

MR WILSON SAID THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT INEVITABLY CAUSED SOME DISRUPTION TO BUSINESS AND TO FAMILIES.

HE THANKED LOCAL RESIDENTS FOR THE IR PATIENCE, CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN HELPING THE GOVERNMENT TO MEET ITS TARGETS.

NEW ROAD IN TUEN MUN READY

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A NEW ROAD LEADING FROM TSING WUN ROAD TO TUEN MUN HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD WILL BE OPENED AT 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY), PROVIDING A MAJOR LINK BETWEEN LUNG MUN ROAD AND TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE.

BUT BETWEEN 7 AM AND MIDNIGHT DAILY, THE ROAD WILL BE AN URBAN CLEARWAY WHERE NO MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS.

MEANWHILE, TONG SHUI ROAD BETWEEN JAVA ROAD AND KING'S ROAD IN NORTH POINT WILL BE CLOSED FROM 1 AM ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 11) TO 7 AM ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 12) EXCEPT FOR VEHICLES REQUIRING LOCAL ACCESS. THE MEASURE IS TO ALLOW FOR WORK ON THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.

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