FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1984
LADY YOUDE OPENS SPORTS MEET TOMORROW
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LADY YOUDE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 9TH HONG KONG SPECIAL OLYMPICS ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET TOMORROW.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND,
HARBOUR ROAD, AT 10.30 AM.
IT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A SIMILAR MANNER AS THE OPENING OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. A LIGHTING OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLAME WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ATHLETES. THE HEAD COACH OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL OLYMPICS, MR KWOK KA-MING, WILL LEAD THE PARTICIPANTS IN RECITING THE OLYMPICS OATH.
DISC JOCKEYS AND TV ARTISTES WILL JOIN A 4 BY 100 METRES RELAY AFTER THE CEREMONY. THE WINNING TEAMS WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES FROM LADY YOUDE.
ABOUT 3 000 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART IN THE ATHLETIC MEET. THEY WILL COMPETE IN FIELD-AND-TRACK EVENTS WHILE THE SEVERE-GRADED MENTALLY HANDICAPPED WILL JOIN SPECIALLY DESIGNED GAMES.
$392-MILLION WORTH OF BUILDING CONTRACTS SIGNED
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED THREE BUILDING CONTRACTS TOTALLING $392 MILLION TO PROVIDE 6 800 MORE FLATS FOR 30 800 PEOPLE BY 1987.
SIGNED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR FRED PANG, THE CONTRACTS ARE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 2 OF THE NEW LONG PING ESTATE, PHASES 1 AND 2 OF PO LAM ESTATE AND PHASE 4 REDEVELOPMENT OF LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE.
THE LARGEST, WORTH $169.6 MILLION, IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 2 OF LONG PING ESTATE IN YUEN LONG.
THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TWO 26/28-STOREY DOUBLE-H BLOCKS, TWO 35-STOREY TRIDENT 2 BLOCKS, A SEVEN-STOREY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND TWO COOKED-FOOD STALLS AT LONG PING ESTATE IN YUEN LONG.
THE FOUR DOMESTIC BLOCKS WILL CONTAIN 3 188 NEW FLATS FOR 14 800 PEOPLE BY 1987.
THE SECOND CONTRACT, COSTING $164.8 MILLION, IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASES OF PO LAM ESTATE IN JUNK BAY.
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