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ALURSD APR

, 1985

THE PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSE IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

IT PROVIDES FORMAL TRAINING IN LAND ADMINISTRATION TO NEWLY-RECRUITED LAND EXECUTIVES. SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF LOCAL SERVICES, LAND SURVEYING AND YAP INTERPRETATION; VALUATION OF LAND AND BUILDINGS; LAW RELATED TO LAND ADMINISTRATION; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT; ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT; AND ECONOMICS.

SINCE THE COURSE STARTED IN 1974, A TOTAL OF 219 SERVING LAND EXECUTIVES, INCLUDING THE PRESENT 39, HAVE COMPLETED IT SUCCESSFULLY AND ANOTHER 12 ARE ATTENDING IT.

MORE URBCO PROJECTS COME ON STREAM

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THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WITNESSED THE COMPLETION OF 12 PROJECTS UNDER THE URBAN COUNCIL'S HUGE CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME.

THESE PROJECTS, COSTING SOME $21 MILLION, PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF FACILITIES TO CATER TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS,

AMONG THE COMPLETIONS WERE A TWO-STOREY COOKED-FOOD CENTRE IN TSUN YIP STREET IN KWUN TONG, A TEMPORARY MARKET IN MONG KOK ROAD AND A JOGGING AND FITNESS TRACK AT MAGAZINE GAP ROAD SERVICE RESERVOIR.

OTHER COMMUNITY FACILITIES COMPLETED DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW WERE A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT MOON STREET (WAN CHAI), AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT MANSION STREET (NORTH POINT), A PUBLIC TOILET AT THE NEW SHAM SHUT PO BUS AND FERRY CONCOURSE, A PUBLIC TOILET IN CHUN WAH ROAD AND A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT YUET WAH STREET (BOTH IN KWUN TONG), AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PORTLAND STREET PUBLIC TOILET AND BATHHOUSE (MONG KOK).

IN ADDITION A TEMPORARY RECREATION GROUND AT CHUN SING STREET (WESTERN), A REST GARDEN IN KO CHIU ROAD (KWUN TONG) AND A SITTING-OUT AREA AND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND NEAR THE AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE (SOUTHERN) WERE ALSO COMPLETED THUS FURTHER WIDENING THE SCOPE OF THE EXTENSIVE RANGE OF SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES NOW PROVIDED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.

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