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MONDAY, MAY 28, 1984

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ALREADY TWO NEW BLOCKS HAVE BEEN BUILT AND ANOTHER TWO ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE PREVIOUS PHASES OF REDEVELOPMENT FOR THE ESTATE.

AT TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE, PILING WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER A $3.4 MILLION TENDER FOR THREE RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS OF THE NEWLY-DESIGNED LINEAR TYPE, PLUS ASSOCIATED FOOTBRIDGES.

THE THREE BLOCKS WILL HOUSE SOME 2 100 PEOPLE IN 420 FLATS ON COMPLETION BY EARLY 1986.

IN TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE, ONE NEW BLOCK HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT AND THREE OLD BLOCKS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO LARGER LIVING UNITS WITH SELF-CONTAINED FACILITIES.

THE TENDERS WERE APPROVED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE AT ITS LAST MEETING.

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SEMINAR FOR DB MEMBERS

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A SEMINAR IS BEING ORGANISED TO GIVE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD AN INSIGHT INTO THE IR ROLE AS COMMUNITY LEADERS AS WELL AS INTO THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND PROCEDURES.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE, THE SEMINAR ON +GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY LEADER+ WILL BE HELD IN THE AFTERNOONS ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 30) AND THURSDAY (MAY 31) AT THE HILLTOP COUNTRY CLUB IN TSUEN WAN.

THE SEMINAR, TO BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE, ALSO AIMS AT SHOWING THE DB MEMBERS HOW TO MAKE BETTER USE OF VARIOUS COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.

IT WILL FEATURE A FILM SHOW ON HOW TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL MEETING, TALKS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS.

THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR ADOLF HSU, WILL SPEAK AT THE OPENING CEREMONY ON WEDNESDAY. AND THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR IAN MACPHERSON, WILL SPEAK AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR ON THURSDAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER BOTH THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEMINAR AT 2 PM ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 30) AND THE CLOSING CEREMONY AT 5 PM ON THURSDAY (MAY 31) AT THE HILLTOP COUNTRY CLUB, HILLTOP ROAD, LO WAI, TSUEN WAN.

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