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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1984

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800 000 MOVE INTO SIX NEW TOWNS

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MORE THAN 800 000 PEOPLE HAVE MOVED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, INTO SIX NEW HONG KONG TOWNS WHICH HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR A POPULATION OF 2 600 000, AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, WAS TOLD TODAY (THURSDAY).

AND TWO MORE NEW TOWNS WERE BEING BUILT IN JUNK BAY AND TIN SHUI WAI - FOR A POPULATION OF 300 000.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT, MR BRYAN O'RORKE, IN A PAPER HE DELIVERED ON NEW TOWN CONSTRUCTION, AT THE CONFERENCE.

THESE NEW TOWNS, MR O'RORKE SAID, HAD BEEN PLANNED FOR BALANCE BETWEEN POPULATION, HOUSING TYPES, JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AS WELL AS TRANSPORT LINKS.

THE FIVE-DAY CONFERENCE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED YESTERDAY BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA, SIR NINIAN STEPHEN. IT IS ORGANISED BY PROJECT MANAGERS FORUM, A NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATION WHICH SERVES PEOPLE WORKING OR INTERESTED IN THE FIELD OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

INTELPOST EXTENDED TO LUXEMBOURG *****

THE INTELPOST NETWORK FROM HONG KONG WILL BE EXTENDED TO LUXEMBOURG FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 17), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY.

FROM THAT DAY, INTELPOST ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG BEFORE

6 PM WILL BE DELIVERED THE SAME DAY IN LUXEMBOURG.

THE SERVICE NOW COVERS 15 COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE USA, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID,

HE DESCRIBED IT AS A BIT LIKE TELEX WITH PICTURE, COMBINING THE TRANSMISSION SPEED OF TELEX WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE QUALITY OF A PHOTOCOPIER+.

+DOCUMENTS ARE FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE IN A MATTER OF HOURS, HE SAID.

THE COPY SENT FROM HONG KONG IS ENVELOPED AND DELIVERED IN LUXEMBOURG TO THE ADDRESSEE BY SPECIAL MESSENGER, ARRANGEMENTS COULD ALSO BE MADE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE CENTRAL POST OFFICE IN LUXEMBOURG CITY, HE SAID.

/THE CHARGE