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SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1984

THEY INCLUDE SIX BLOCKS OF SCHOOL AND STAFF QUARTERS AT PRICE ROAD, JARDINE'S LOOKOUT, FOR THE FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION LIMITED; TWO SCHOOLS AT WONG MA KOK ROAD, STANLEY, FOR ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE AND AT POLICE SCHOOL ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG, FOR HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE; A PUMP HOUSE AT KWONG WAH HOSPITAL, DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK; A COMPRESSOR HOUSE AND BOILER HOUSE AT MA TAU KOK SOUTH WORKS OF THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED; AN AIR CARGO TERMINAL AT KAI TAK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR HONG KONG AIR CARGO TERMINALS LIMITED; A CINEMA AT LAI CHI KOK AMUSEMENT PARK; AND A RADIO PAGING STATION AT TAI 0, LANTAU ISLAND, FOR HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY LIMITED.

THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY WAS 198 190.9 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 171 809,2 SQUARE METRES FOR NON-DOMESTIC AND THE REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.

THE COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY WAS $517.4 MILLION.

ALSO DURING THE MONTH THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ISSUED SEVEN DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF NINE BUILDINGS.

ATHLETES TRAINING SCHEME FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT

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A 10-MONTH ATHLETIC TRAINING SCHEME ORGANISED FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING AT THE ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND.

ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS COUNCIL, AND SPONSORED BY SAN MIGUEL, THE SCHEME IS AIMED AT IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL TRACK-AND-FIELD STARS.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MISS MARIA TAM, WHO WAS THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, SAID THE SCHEME WAS UNIQUE IN THAT IT PROVIDED COACHING TO A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SERIES OF TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS.

SHE HOPED THAT SIMILAR SCHEMES COULD BE INTRODUCED IN OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WERE THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON; THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KWONG KEI-CHI, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT RECRÉATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL; MR YUNG CHEK-CHOW, AND THE PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER OF SAN MIGUEL AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR CHAN YING-LUN.

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