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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1985

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MORE LAND BEING FORMED

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ABOUT 24 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED IN TWO AREAS IN SHEK WU HUI, UNDER A $19.9 MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED RECENTLY BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

ONE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH OF CHOI YUEN ESTATE AND

THE OTHER AT YUK PO COURT.

THE CONTRACT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF ONE TRIPLE CELL AND ONE SINGLE CELL BOX CULVERT AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, AND EXCAVATION WORK IN CORPS RIDGE BORROW AREA.

WORK WILL START IN EARLY MARCH AND TAKE 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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BE PROUD OF BEING A HONGKONGER+ UC CHAIRMAN

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URBAN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN TODAY MADE A PLEA FOR A GREATER SENSE OF IDENTITY AMONG HONG KONG PEOPLE, AND MORE PRIDE IN THEIR MANYFOLD ACHIEVEMENTS..

SPEAKING AT THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE URBAN COUNCIL

AND WHO NOW HAVE

WE SAID: WE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SO MUCH THE CHANCE TO ACHIEVE EVEN MUCH MORE -- SHOULD NOT ONLY BE PROUD OF OUR GREAT CITY, BUT SHOULD ALSO BE PROUD OF OUR MANY ACHIEVEMENTS,

LETS US THEN DEVELOP A COMMUNITY SPIRIT BASED ON OUR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AND LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT WE AS HONGKONGERS ARE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF OUR CITY AND INTEND TO GUIDE ITS DESTINY AS CHINA'S GATEWAY - ECONOMICALLY AND CULTURALLY - TO THE REST OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, AND THUS TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN CHINA'S MODERNIZATION PROGRAMME.

+IN SO DOING, WE WILL EQUALLY BE ENSURING THAT HONG KONG AND HER 5.5 MILLION PEOPLE WILL REMAIN A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY, AND WILL BE GOVERNING OURSELVES UNDER THE RULE OF LAW, PRESERVING A HIGH LIVING STANDARD AND UPHOLDING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RESPECT FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM.+

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