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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1984

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ASSURANCES ABOUT EDUCATION SYSTEM WELCOMED

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAVE WELCOMED ASSURANCES IN THE SINO-BRITISH DRAFT AGREEMENT RELATING TO EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

AT THE BOARD'S REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING HELD EARLIER THIS WEEK, MEMBERS EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE ASSURANCES CONTAINED IN SECTION X OF ANNEX I WOULD BE ENSHRINED IN THE BASIC LAW YET TO BE DRAFTED.

+ THE SECTION PROVIDES A SOUND BASIS FOR HONG KONG TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT OUR POPULATION WILL HAVE THE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE REQUIRED TO ENABLE THE TERRITORY TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE ITS POSITION IN THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE ECONOMIC AND TRADING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH HONG KONG OPERATES, THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, MR PETER C. WONG, SAID.

TIN SHUI WAI PROJECT STARTS SOON

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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO HONG KONG'S AMBITIOUS HOUSING PROGRAMME IN THE EARLY 1990'S WILL BE THE TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN PROJECT, YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

HE WAS BRIEFING A TRADE AND ECONOMIC DELEGATION FROM GUANGDONG, LED BY MR ZHANG FENG, ADVISER OF THE GUANGDONG ECONOMIC WORK COMMISSION, WHEN THEY TOURED YUEN LONG TO LOOK AT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE TIN SHUI WAI PROJECT IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND MIGHTY CITY LIMITED.

MR WILSON SAID: THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A FIRM BASE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION, EXTENDING INTO THE NEXT CENTURY, CONTRIBUTING TO THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE NORTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES REGION.

+ THERE WILL BE ABOUT 135 000 PEOPLE LIVING IN TIN SHUT WAI HALF IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP ESTATES, AND THE REMAINDER IN PRIVATE HOUSING.

+THERE ARE ALSO PROVISIONS FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA TO HOUSE 340 OOD OR EVEN 680 000 PE PLE.+

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