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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1984

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HUNG HOM BAY SITE TO BE OFFERED

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THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING TO OFFER BY WAY OF LAND EXCHANGE 3 256 SQUARE METRES OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED AT HUNG HOM BAY TO THE HONG KONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED.

THE PROPOSED GRANT FOR 75 YEARS, WHICH IS RENEWABLE FOR

A FURTHER 75 YEARS, WILL ENABLE THE COMPANY TO REDEVELOP THE AREA TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR 45 000 PEOPLE AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

POSSESSION OF AN ADJACENT AREA OF ABOUT 6 080 SQUARE METRES WILL ALSO BE GRANTED TO THE COMPANY FOR 48 MONTHS FOR USE AS A WORKS AREA.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

THE NOTICE AND RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN POSTED NEAR THE SITE.

THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE SEEN (AND COPIES PURCHASED) AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY DIVISION, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, AND AT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, 141-143, KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, KOWLOON.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL OR WHO HAS CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION SHOULD WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.

INDUSTRIAL COURSES DRAW THOUSANDS ***

THE FIVE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT 5 000 APPLICATIONS SINCE ENROLMENT OF TRAINEES STARTED THIS MONTH, MR MORRIS MORGAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

→THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE INDICATES THE WILLINGNESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO JOIN INDUSTRY THROUGH PROPER INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, HE SAID AT THE TOPPING OUT CEREMONY OF THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX.

+ IT IS ALSO ENCOURAGING TO KNOW THAT THE COMPLEX UPON ITS COMPLETION IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR WILL BE ANOTHER MAJOR SOURCE OF SUPPLY OF SKILLED WORKFORCE FOR OUR INDUSTRY,+ MR MORGAN ADDED.

THE NINE-STOREY COMPLEX WILL HOUSE TRAINING CENTRES OF THE ELECTRONICS, HOTEL, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS AND PRINTING INDUSTRIES.

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APPLICATIONS FOR

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