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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984

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BOARD TO DISCUSS FANLING DEVELOPMENT

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THE FANLING NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WILL BE TABLED FOR MEMBERS' DISCUSSION AT TOMORROW'S (THURSDAY) NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 9.30 AM.

THE PROGRAMME IS TO PROVIDE, AS FAR AS IS PRACTICABLE, A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING, JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS' ATTENTION WILL BE DRAWN TO THE VARIOUS PROJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT THIS YEAR, INCLUDING A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN SHEK WU HUI, THREE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PUBLIC AMENITIES AND LAND DEVELOPMENT.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS WAYS TO ASSIST SMALL INDUSTRY

IN THE DISTRICT.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE DISCUSSION ON A DISTRICT HANDBOOK AND A DISTRICT NEWSPAPER AND PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES.

IN THE AFTERNOON, THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL TO SET UP A SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE AT THEIR MEETING.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS HAWKING IN THE DISTRICT AND BE BRIEFED ON THE URBAN COUNCIL'S REVISED CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER: (A) THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF TAI PO COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN KWONG FUK ROAD; AND (B) THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 4 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF WILLY BUILDING, 222-224 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 8.30 AM FOR TAI PO.

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